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Wife's caregiver said that when she worked in a nursing home, patients with urinary incontinence were dressed in a garment that tied in the back like a regular hospital gown, but came down only to the hips rather than calves. Couldn't find anything of the kind via search engine. Please help.
Wife's caregiver said that when she worked in a nursing home, patients with urinary incontinence were dressed in a garment that tied in the back like a regular hospital gown, but came down only to the hips rather than calves. Couldn't find anything of the kind via search engine. Please help.
I've worked in nursing homes for close to 2 decades and have never seen or heard of such a thing. Residents get regular hospital gowns to sleep in if they don't have their own clothes, or a nightgown/pj's if they do have their own. In the daytime, everyone who gets out of bed is dressed in clothes, incontinent or not. Probably 80% of people in nursing homes are incontinent at least at times.
If you search for adaptive clothing, you can find some open at the back tops.. many nicer looking that hospital gowns as well. They're often called wheelchair clothing, because opening at the back makes it easier to change in a chair.
Cal, my dtr-in-law is a P.T. in a LTCF. She has never seen or heard of such a garment.
As someone else suggested, a regular hospital-type gown cut to length and hemmed. Or a hip-length tee shirt, slit up the back and add a tie at the back of the neck.
You're one of the good guys. I hope you manage a bit of time for yourself now and then.
I always used the regular ones and just made sure the back was split so the patient sat directly on the pad in their chair. I don't really see any advantage to shorter ones with the split. But if you need them, get some regular ones and cut them off.
Cal, my dtr-in-law is a P.T. in a LTCF. She has never seen or heard of such a garment.
As someone else suggested, a regular hospital-type gown cut to length and hemmed. Or a hip-length tee shirt, slit up the back and add a tie at the back of the neck.
You're one of the good guys. I hope you manage a bit of time for yourself now and then.
Several of you have suggested cutting off the regular gowns; so that's the plan. The caregiver has offered to do the tailoring. Thanks to all.
Just a thought...
If your wife is thin, you may want to consider purchasing a pediatric sized gown (if possible). The larger the gown and the smaller the woman, the more likely the excess material will get stuck between her and the mattress. Obviously, this makes it more difficult to change position, bathe, etc. Best of luck.
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