Rough waters: rethinking bathing in long-term care

from McKnight's: 


To fully understand how the simple process of bathing affects long-term care facility residents it's important to walk—or more likely slip—in their shoes.

Just think about how this activity, one that able-bodied people require privacy to perform, becomes an exercise in embarrassment once a caregiver enters the picture.

That is why facility operators need to pay even closer attention to how this routine is carried out, and whether it is being done in a manner that minimizes the emotional dread that residents may experience, according to experts. 

Thankfully caregivers are becoming increasingly sensitive to the dignity issue, according to bathing and lift equipment vendors.

Norman DeLisle, MDRC
"With Liberty and Access for All!"
GrandCentral: 517-589-4081
MDRC Website: http://www.copower.org/
LTC Blog: http://ltcreform.blogspot.com/
Recovery: http://therecoveringlife.blogspot.com/