LTC geri chairs

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Specializes in Case Manager/Administrator.

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Tried everything to keep resident safe, can only shower resident in padded geri chair. Anyone ever come accross this?? If so...

What have you done?

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

I've never used a padded geri chair in the shower. I have used reclining shower chairs and shower beds which worked great.

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Specializes in Case Manager/Administrator.

Thank you for your feed back. I am thinking infection control issues like black mold inside the padded cushion (that are not suppose to get wet).

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We have a shower bed at our facility. I have wrapped the arms of the shower bed with bath blankets to protect skin during the shower. It's considerably less costly to purchase the shower bed than to ruin gerichairs and have to replace them.

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Sounds like this is a dementia resident who does not want to be showered....or doesnt understand what is happening to him/her. I think you first should do some investigating as to why the resident is acting this way. All behavior has meaning. Some residents you may need to care plan for no shower. Some of these older folks only ever took a sponge bath. Also maybe the air is too cold making the experience miserable.

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