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Hi all, My late grandfather had heavy incontinence and contracted UTI. I started researching this and quickly realized that other seniors (especially with dementia) face similar issues in nursing homes/assisted living. Being an entrepreneur, my goal would be to compile feedback and create solution to resolve this. Would appreciate insight into following questions: 1) How often do UTI's occur in a 30 day period at a SNF/Assisted living and is this mostly due to hygiene issues or old age? 2) It seems like nurses do a rotation every 2 hours to check on diapers. Is this the case in majority of SNFs and Assisted living? Would aide change diaper in between the 2 hours or does senior just sit there with soiled diaper? 3) if they are truly sitting there for 2 hours waiting to be changed, seems like higher chance of UTI occurrence. If UTI does happen, how long does it typically take to recover and is there a cost to SNF/AL? 4) Who pays for the incontinence supplies at SNF/Assisted Living Homes? Is it all paid privately by patient or does medicare/mediaid partially/fully cover the cost? Tad confused on this 5) I'm looking to get feedback from geriatric nurses to ensure I'm making a solution that helps nurses/seniors. I visited SNFs/ALs in area but keep getting referred to Director of Nursing who are not responsive. Are there conferences or events you'd recommend I check out (I'm in SoCal) where I'd be able talk to multiple nurses?! I'd truly appreciate quick phone convos with nurses on this forum. Thanks so much and look forward to your responses. Warm Regards