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It also sounds like someone needs to guide her into the shower and help her by standing by while she showers. (also making sure she is actually doing a good job of it) You can hire a Shower Aide but a Caregiver during the times when she is home alone would be the safest option.
Getting her into an Adult Day Program would also be a good idea.
She needs to be in MC where staff will assist her with showers or other paths to cleanliness in a professional manner despite her feelings about it. This is a broken brain in the sense that "feelings" and "wishes" and "wanting" no longer figure in the equation. Often the very worst approaches are those by well-meaning family. This adds to the struggle. I am so sorry. I think you have decisions coming up soon for a whole mind-body approach to her care that isn't familial.
my Dad went thru a stage of it and I was shocked as he was akways super clean and took pride in his appearance
we devised a plan
gst a bowl of warm water and flannel
put a little disinfectant in it and somewhere pref in her room for her to wipe down
liquid soap
they even do no rinse soap
a flannel did the body and one for face
allow her to have a wipe down
of she’ll let you help - help her and give her some pride and turn around or leave the room fur her to wipe personal areas
leave a towel
that will deal with washing and then you can slowly work in a shower every Fortnight or month
and lay fresh clothes out for her
it worked for my father
And he’s nice and clean now
a lot if the time it really relates to the pain and effort it takes changing ( and washing)
my father would love his soaks in the bath then said he nearly slipped and wouldn’t use a bath again
for the shower try and get a chair fur her to sit on
we have my dad in clean boxer shorts and we help him wash then leave the room fir him to wash personal areas then return to help him dry
again leaving room for him to sort out private area
and the procedure became routine and gets quicker now
it was all about making the process easier?
good luck
Might improve her quality of life.
Lay down the law with her. Either she showers twice a week with the assistance of either a homecare aide or you and your husband, or she no longer lives in your house.
Never allow the refusal of basic hygiene in your house. Or any other kind of unhygienic mess like food in bedrooms or garbage left around. Don't allow this.
Believe me if your MIL has it together mentally, the threat of going to a "home" wil be enough to get her regularly showering.
Lock the door? What door? Why?
Does she live with you?
If she is uncomfortable showering, it is probably unsafe for her to do alone. She needs help. She needs a shower chair, and possibly an aide to assist her.
Not sure what you are wanting help with. Maybe just needed to vent?
My advice is to avoid getting into a battle of wills with her. You don't need to argue about the way she is choosing to spend her days. Her feelings are valid, and she has earned the right to live as she wishes, which may well be very different from her earlier days, and may be very different from your expectations.
If she is able and willing, try finding an adult day care program to get her out of the house and socializing with others. An alternative would be to have a companion aide come to the house to spend time with her. They could give her attention and do little things to help her with things she struggles with.
Also, talk with her doctor about prescribing an antidepressant.
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