The Easiest Way to Collect a Urine Sample from a dementia patient or elderly person

From our reader Judith:How do you get a urine sample from someone who doesn't understand what you're trying to do or resists the invasion of privacy?This is an excellent question and I have not written about this in some time. So here we go.Yes, getting a urine sample from a person living with dementia or an elderly person can be quite a task - sometimes near impossible.Well, I have a solution to this problem thatworks 100% of the time if the person can take a pee on a toilet.Did you know? An Undetected Urinary Tract Infection Can Kill an Alzheimer's Patientby Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading - This is a Free Service - Join NowWhen you take your loved one to the doctor they usually hand you a little cup and asked for a urine sample.To be honest, my mom, Dotty, could do it, but it seemed to me likethis was a 200 year old solution to the problem.I wondered, isn't there a better way to collect a urine sample and get it into the cup?  I thought, surely, there is a better way.Guess what? There is a simple and better way but it seems likedoctors and their assistants rarely share this information with caregivers and patients.The device below is usually called a urine collection device.  It is also known as a top hat, nun's hat, or aurine specimen collector.This device is so easy to use, you won't believe it. You just lift the seat on the toilet, and place the device in the open area. Then put the seat down. It fits perfectly.All ...
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