My mom has dementia and we have hospice coming in and tending to her 5 days a week. She is getting plenty of bathes but her clothes and room still smells. Washing her laundry now has the washer and dryer smelling as well. Everything I wash now smells like her. I have tried bleach and other cleaners but I can't stand the smell anymore. Need advice.
I can’t change her. She won’t let ANYBODY help her. I didn’t cause this and I can’t cure it. It is just a sad situation all the way around.
So lovely. I wanted to have that with my mom. I couldn’t please her. I tried. Doesn’t always work out.
Started off okay. Went downhill. Maybe it’s no one’s fault. It was hard for both of us.
I pray that I never get Parkinson’s disease. Watching her deteriorate killed me. It just flattened me.
There are some wonderful pet products which chemically neutralize urine odors and work equally well for human accidents around the house (including upholstered furniture, mattresses, carpet). They can be purchased in spray bottles or by the gallon.
Puppy training pads work like the “chucks” used in hospitals, but they are disposable - one less smelly item for the washer.
Tide pods with Downy worked for me in the laundry. Washing soiled and wet clothing items immediately in hot water (or sanitary cycle) reduces the smell by killing bacteria.
If she had any accidents staining the carpet, there are some “spot” treatment machines which help greatly and work similarly to the larger Rug Doctor rentals.