My mom is incontinent and lives in a senior residence/independent living situation. We are getting constant complaints from the facility that people can smell urine in the hallway. We have tried everything to deal with this... a metal trashcan to hold the soiled diapers, taking the trash out every day, thick garbage bags, washing clothes every day, The problem is that I can't smell it because I'm used to it, so I don't know if anything I'm trying is working. And I can't figure out where it comes from. Any suggestions for solving a problem you can't smell??
I would think the facility would e responsible for maintaining --cleaning public areas
We use plain vinegar to clean and deodorizer and while wet baking soda cures smell
Humid days are THE worse, or when our elders decide 82 degrees is perfect for the thermostat. I will need to buy several cans of Lysol spray and soak the powder room rug in my parents house [it's now vacant] due to what smells like many a mishap had happened. Why on earth the builder put wall-to-wall rug in the powder room is beyond imagination. I plan to sell the house "as is" but I want the buyers to at least get past the front door.
The biggest problem is her ability to take the garbage out. Where she is now, they pick up garbage from outside the door three nights a week. Other than that, there is no dumpster, garbage room, garbage chute or something else that is accessible to residents or visitors. Only employees can access the dumpster. I've been told that other people deal with this by hiring daily caregivers from their agency that take out the garbage as part of their work. We have a private caregiver. Plus, no matter how well sealed, a garbage bag containing 2-3 days worth of depends is going to smell while it sits in the hallway.
Personally, I think this is insane! Has anyone else run into such a thing?
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