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When my grandpa came to visit, he forgot his urinal and there was no way of getting another one on such short notice as they arrived late one night. We had an empty 1/2 gallon milk jug. I cut the neck off in a circle, covered the edge in soft cloth tape and stuck a bath drain plug in the hole. The plan was for me to toss it after his visit. My grandpa said it was the best and easiest urinal (no lid to unscrew) he had used. Instead of tossing it, I emptied and cleaned it and he took it home when they left.
On a kind of 'funny note'. She had an ancient urinal that was made of some kind of metal, coated in paint. It was kind of cute, in a weird way. BUT...it was really cold and dad said things would 'disappear' when his privates hit that cold urinal. We ended up putting flowers in it and putting it on a shelf, kind of gallows humor.
Dad HATED the commode. It just reminded him daily that he was not the strong and able man he once was. It was necessary, but I know he really disliked it. A bedpan would have been 1000xs worse.
We use the Medline Heavy Duty Padded Drop-Arm Commode (which is available on Amazon) for toileting and showering. You can place this chair over the toilet and also in the shower. We use the chair bedside for toileting and do not use liners. We installed a bidet attachment on the toilet (also on Amazon) and rinse the bucket out each time and disinfect. You can remove the back of the chair for the shower if your husband has good trunk strength and can sit up with no assistance. This gives you good access to wash the back.
I sure hope this helps... it is a journey... I find that I am usually the one that has to do the research and come up with things before the PT, OT and docs even think of it...
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The bar on the back should be removable, take it off. A new commode should come with a bucket and splash guard. Place the commode over the toilet. (You can remove the toilet seat because the commode has one) Place the splash guard where the bucket goes and make sure the bottom goes down inside the toilet bowl a couple of inches. The legs can be adjusted. Now the person has arms they can lift themselves up with and hold themselves up with to help with cleaning.
I too never understood the need for the bucket liners. Like grandma said, you put a little water in the bottom of the bucket. Then when the person is done, your empty it in the toilet and flush. Rinse it out. You can use a Clorox wipe to get it sanitized.
1 part Bleach to 10 parts water will kill germs. So you can always clean the urinal with bleach water.
Cheaper than specialty liners, better odor control, far easier on the caregiver.
Add a bit of water to the bottom of the container and then flush everything.
the plastic, hand held urinal containers are fine, rinse after use. If they become stained or difficult to clean, toss and use another.
I did not have to use a commode for my Husband I had a shower wheelchair that I would just back over the toilet then I could roll him into the shower for cleaning.