Bathing Resistance
Bathing Resistance
The 30 sources listed below are each rated on how they can help caregivers better understand and deal with resistance to bathing in people with Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
We also have a section on normal Bathing routine under Daily Living.
Sources are ranked from highest to lowest.
We also have a section on normal Bathing routine under Daily Living.
Sources are ranked from highest to lowest.
ALZSmart Score™ - Excellent85%
Crisis Prevention Institute
Kim Warchol, President and Founder of Dementia Care Specialists
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Includes many insights into resistive behaviors experienced during bathing or showing. Describes 4 common difficult behaviors exhibited during bathing. Discusses 5 likely triggers or causes for refusing to bath. Lists 6 strategies with 23 bullets points to reduce the frequency and severity of resistance to bathing. This article was written from the point-of-view of a professional therapist.
ALZSmart Score™ - Excellent85%
Dementia Sherpa
Christy Turner
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
[Video 15:08] Begins by explaining eleven reasons why people might resist bathing. Discusses the 'secret sauce' to overcoming the obstacles with a wide variety of options available to caregivers.
ALZSmart Score™ - Excellent85%
The 36-Hour Day (6th Edition)
Nancy L. Mace, MA and Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH
Pages 91-94
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Discusses of reasons for resistence to bathing. Also has tips and techniques to overcome them. This book is a guide designed for family caregivers.
ALZSmart Score™ - Excellent85%
Surviving Alzheimer's (2nd Edition)
Paula Spencer Scott
Pages 227-230
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Follows the 'Why and Try' approach. The 'why' factors include 7 bullet points that may contribute to refusing to bathe. The 'try' section includes 21 bullet point suggestions that can lead you to insights, understanding, and solutions.
ALZSmart Score™ - Excellent85%
Coping With Behavior Change in Dementia: A Family Caregiver's Guide
Beth Spencer and Laurie White
Pages 26-31
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
This is thorough and wide ranging with about 60 bullet points on the resistence to bathing issue. Discusses physical, medical, and emotional causes for bathing problems and strategies to try. Looks at environmental causes and strategies. Touches on safety and communication. Also has 18 bullet points on ensuring comfort and privacy.
ALZSmart Score™ - Excellent80%
Caregiver Relief
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Begins by discussing probable causes of resistence to bathing. Briefly describes about 20 coping strategies. Also has additional 20 bullet points on safety and other considerations.
ALZSmart Score™ - Excellent80%
Alzheimer’s Research Association
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Begins by describing some of the challenging behaviors that can happen during bathing. Lists 9 ways of preparing the bathroom in advance. Provides 7 tips on assessing abilities. Has 9 bullet points you can use to help the person with Alzheimer's feel more in control. Offers 11 ways you can adapt the bathing process. Also has several tips on after-bath care, bathing alternatives, and bathroom safety.
ALZSmart Score™ - Excellent80%
Alzheimer Society Canada
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Starts by exploring 6 possible reasons for reluctance to bathe. Identifies 12 things to make bathing more pleasant and 9 bullet points to make bathing easier. Several tips on alternatives to bathing and washing hair. Also discusses after bathing and safety.
ALZSmart Score™ - Very Good75%
ALZSmart Score™ - Very Good70%
Pathways Home Health and Hospice
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Provides 8 universal tips. Also includes 5 creative bathing techniques developed by families.
ALZSmart Score™ - Very Good70%
Bathing Without a Battle
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Offers 7 non-traditional approaches to bathing. There is also a free 2 hour training course available called "Bathing Without a Battle' (this course requires user registration).
ALZSmart Score™ - Good65%
Daily Caring
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Tips include a mix of behavior, physical environment, and routine advice.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good65%
UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Program
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
[Video 4:29] Simple explanatory video about overcoming 'Refusal to Bathe' behavior. This video is part of a series of 20 caregiver training videos produced by the UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia. This video series is in both English and Spanish.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good65%
A Caregiver's Guide to Dementia
Laura N. Gitlin, PhD and Catherine Verrier Piersol, PhD, OTR/L
Pages 70-71
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Focus is mainly on the environmental factors such as changes to the bathtub, bathroom, and bathing routine. Covers a wide variety of changes with 24 bullet points.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good65%
Ahead of Dementia
Luciana Mitzkun
Pages 187-191
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Begins with a discussion of context. Has sections on bathroom safety and bathroom comfort. Describes the issue of bathing and has around 10 tips to help overcome resistance to bathing.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good60%
Alzheimer's Universe
Sherry Christiansen
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Basic article that touches on 6 of the most important aspects of resistance to bathing.
ALZSmart Score™ - Average55%
Aging Care
Carol Bradley Bursack, Minding Our Elders
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
This article lists some of the reasons why a person with Alzheimer's might refuse to bathe. There's also a listing of suggestions about halfway down the web page.
ALZSmart Score™ - Average55%
Aging Care
Carol Bradley Bursack, Minding Our Elders
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Has 7 paragraphs explaining why a person with Alzheimer's may be hesitant to bathe. Offers 6 tips and tricks that you can use to help. This article closes with thoughts on depression and hygiene issues.
ALZSmart Score™ - Average55%
HelloCare
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Has 5 measures that caregivers can take help make the showering process more enjoyable for their loved ones and for caregivers.
ALZSmart Score™ - Average50%
Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Simple straight-forward article on the basics of bathing Alzheimer's patients. Offers a list of 4 bullet point tips to help caregivers overcome the ordeals of bathing.
ALZSmart Score™ - Average50%
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Bob DeMarco
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
[Video 11:22] Describes a simple three step approach to bathing. Frames this approach using an anecdote as a walk-thru example.
ALZSmart Score™ - Average50%
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
[Video 6:31] Second half of video is related to bathing. Uses interview's with caregivers to discuss issues with bathing.
ALZSmart Score™ - Satisfactory35%
Alzheimer's Association
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Includes a very short paragraph at the top of the article related to resistance to bathing. Comprehensive and concise article that covers many of the other aspects related to the process of bathing and preparation of the physical envirnment.
ALZSmart Score™ - Satisfactory35%
Very Well Health
Esther Heerema, MSW
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Four short paragraphs discussing resistive behaviors to bathing. Topics incude embarassment, fear of water, lack of understanding.
ALZSmart Score™ - Satisfactory35%
Alzheimer's Society
Geo Location: All (UK)
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Two or three tips on overcoming reluctance to bathing. This article is more focused on the basics of hygiene than on challenging behavior.
ALZSmart Score™ - Satisfactory30%
Family Caregiver Alliance
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
First bullet point is focused on resistence to bathing. Many subsequent bullet points related to the bathing process and physical environment.
ALZSmart Score™ - Satisfactory25%
National Institute on Aging
Geo Location: All (US)
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
This article is a general overview of bathing, dressing, and grooming. There is only a little info on resistance to bathing.
ALZSmart Score™ - Satisfactory25%
HelpForAlzheimersFamilies.com (aka Home Instead Senior Care)
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Five simple tips for bathing.
