I've attached photos, I hope they come through. Since mid/late summer my mother (who has dementia) has been getting this rash (is it a rash?) on her cheeks. They look like lots of spots but there is nothing in them like there would be with acne or similar. The rash doesn't seem to be bothering her but it's really hard to tell.
I stopped putting any face cream on her at all for several weeks when it first started but it didn't make any difference. Now I put a little bit of bio oil on her cheeks after a shower (twice a week - I know that's not often but it's all I can manage / she can tolerate) but the issue is not getting any better.
Her diet is extremely healthy so I don't think it can be diet related? It's also only on her face (both sides) nowhere else on her body.
The only possible cause I can identify is that she loves to cup her face with her hands / rest her hands on her cheeks or rest her head in her hands. I've been trying to move her hands away or give her something else to hold whenever I notice her doing it but I can't do that 24/7 and they always make their way back to her face again. I try to keep her hands as clean as possible but it's hard to wash them (she hates it) so I tend to wipe them down with a wet wipe and also clean her face with one a couple of times a day (the 'water wipes' ones which are hypoallergenic etc)
Any ideas or advice? Could putting your hands on your face too much cause a rash like this?