My Dad lives alone in another town so there's no one there to check on him daily. Weekly someone comes in and does his laundry and he has only 1 pair of pants, 1 shirt, and 1 pair of underwear. How can we get him to change clothes more often, and to change his underwear daily?
[don't worry, this is an extremely old joke not an actual suggestion!]
My mother declines to get out of her pyjamas unless we're going out of the house for some reason. I remind her, humorously, that many people do get dressed even if they're not going out; but the fact is she can't be bothered unless there's an actual motive. Since this is my moment to switch her vest and pants, if it doesn't happen I do think "eeuw" - but if I'm quick I can at least get in there with a new Tena pad mornings and bed-time.
And, I have to admit, so far she doesn't smell. She made me promise ages ago that I would tell her if she ever did get "fragrant" - I'll be interested to see if she still cares should that time come.
When my grandmother dresses for bed, I go into her room and take the clothes she has left on her dresser for the next day and place themin the laundry baskest. I think I now need to remove the basket from her room as I am finding that although I have placed clothes in there every night she often has less laundry to wash at the end of the week.
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