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

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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

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