Bowel and Bedbound Incontinence: Two Essential Topics / Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias

As caregivers for our loved ones with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia, we’ve learned that full incontinence is an inevitable part of our journey. It’s a topic not often discussed, yet it’s a reality for us to navigate with compassion, dignity, and preparation — for both us and our care receiver. We are Nancy Treaster and Sue Ryan. Through our experiences, we’ve developed 2 valuable tips to help you navigate bowel and bedbound incontinence in your caregiving journey. Watch Bowel and Bedbound Incontinence: Two Essential Topics / Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias https://youtu.be/PD4zOctyfPw Takeaways Read More in This Blog here Additional Resources Mentioned Episode 10 - Incontinence Begins here Episode 11 - Cleaning Your Care Receiver here Changing a bedbound care receiver YouTube video here Changing a Depend with a bowel movement here Disposable incontinence underwear For women here For men here Wheels for bed Bed with rails Wedge pillow Adaptive clothing Shorts snap up here Pants snap up here Very nice adaptive clothing here Non-rinse bathing wipes here Adult washcloths/wipes here Disposable incontinence pads here Round tipped scissors here Scented small trash can liner here Adult incontinence can here Rate, Subscribe and Share Your Tips on Social Media! Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform. Please click here to review, follow or subscribe to our podcast. If you don’t see your preferred platform click on Podchaser and click at the bottom “Write my review” You can log in with Twitter, Facebook or Google On the right you’ll see a box with “Follow”, “Rate and Review” and “Share” Connect with us and share your tips: Website: https:// www.thecaregiversjourney.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecaregiversjourney/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCaregiversJourneys/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suearmstrongryan/ , https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancytreaster/ Email: sue@thecaregiversjourney.com , nancy@thecaregiversjourney.com