Guest guest Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Hi, . Though it is expensive, we started taking Mom for a pedicure each month. She loves the pampering. Kathy On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 6:46 AM, Lavery wrote: > ** > > > Hi Guys, > I am new to the group. I need some advice from people who have been there. > My mother has dementia. She tries to cut her own toenails. She can't see > that well so she usually stabs her toe with the metal nail file and makes it > bleed. I take her to the foot doctor every few months but she can't wait. > She tells me I have been cutting my toe nails all my life. I don't want to > treat her like a baby but I can't keep having her do this to herself. Should > I take away the nail clipping stuff? She is going to go wild so I am really > not keen on doing that. Please give me your advice. > Thanks, > > > > -- Kate Knapp Office of Information Technology University of Minnesota knapp@... * " Nobody's right if everybody's wrong. " Now I know. It's from " For what it's worth, " written by Stills and first recorded by Buffalo Springfield* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 My mom has been at a care home for about a year. Every so often the place has a podiatrist come in and do everyones toenails. It is covered by medicare. I was very relieved about this because when she was living at my house it was a serious issue. If I could get her to deal with it at all she would use a pair of very dull little kid scissors to do the job. Disaster! Now at her care home they cannot get her to deal with her fingernails so I have to take her for a manicure every so often. She protests and I am always afraid she will make a scene at the nail salon but so far she has been able to keep her temper down.So it might be worth checking with a foot Dr to eliminate the toe problem. & mom Ginny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Hi , In my nursing days eons ago we were not allowed to cut toenails of seniors because of problems with infection, circulation etc. Thankfully my mom started going to a foot care nurse who visited her seniors apt complex once a month, very early in her dementia. We continued with that as long as Mom was living in her own apt. Then once admitted to a nh I had a former nurse/massage therapist visit her once a month to give hand and foot massage, cut her toenails and give a manicure. Once Mom's hands curled into fists, the therapist was able to get them relaxed and open for a short while on each visit. I don't think Mom ever fought the nail care as it was given within her private space, quietly and one on one. > > Hi Guys, > I am new to the group. I need some advice from people who have been there. My mother has dementia. She tries to cut her own toenails. She can't see that well so she usually stabs her toe with the metal nail file and makes it bleed. I take her to the foot doctor every few months but she can't wait. She tells me I have been cutting my toe nails all my life. I don't want to treat her like a baby but I can't keep having her do this to herself. Should I take away the nail clipping stuff? She is going to go wild so I am really not keen on doing that. Please give me your advice. > Thanks, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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