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What is the new meaning of hack?


The term hack, which entered general usage with a new, non-technological sense of “solution” or “work-around,” as in the phrase “life hack,” in the previous decade has undergone an impressive divergence in meanings since it entered the English lexicon hundreds of years ago. ... (A short, sharp cough is also called a hack.)


What can we, as caregivers, come up with to help the caregiver "work-around" a "solution" to bathing/showering?


And any other 'Life Hacks' you can add to help with real caregiving problems??

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Yes, a hand-held shower would do the trick, if it reached far enough. That can be extended with two lengths of hose.
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If by "hack" you mean using equipment in a non standard way then I imagine all of us have done this to some extent.
When my mom couldn't step into the tub but her bathroom was too small to accommodate a transfer bench I had her sit on a shower chair with her legs outside the tub, at least most of her could be rinsed with the hand held shower, her feet and legs got a separate spa treatment.
When she began to have fecal incontinence I was pleased to discover that the hand held shower easily reached the toilet and I was able to clean her there with nice warm water and then flush the mess away.
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Starting with a "Pump Sprayer" (found in the garden department of big home stores). This can be used as a personal Bidet, maybe.

Add warm water, pump it up, and spray while sitting on the toilet.
Requires an assist from the caregiver.

So, what if a small child's blow-up swimming pool were placed flattened in the bed. The patient rolled over, into the pool. The pool pumped up. The Pump Sprayer (less than $20) used to shower. Then, the water drained carefully into a bucket, and the patient dried off. Then, the air let out of the pool, the patient rolled back into bed. The pool removed.

Would this work?
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