Within three weeks of entering a MC facility, my wife has contracted a UTI. This has made her very anxious and fearful of everyone and everything there. The head nurse called me today and suggested that maybe my wife wasn’t ready for a MC facility yet. She also suggested that, when this lockdown is over, I bring her there during the day but take her home at night (the time they have the most trouble with her).
We've noticed (via a camera in her room) that they aren’t showering her regularly and they also aren’t changing her Depends daily because she puts up such a fuss. What should I do?
People in diapers get UTIs -- a LOT. It comes with the territory, so if this place can't handle that most basic issue, then she'd be better off somewhere with a better-trained staff.
Good luck.
Antibiotics (if required) for UTI should improve things.
Changing/toileting/showering patients with challenging behaviours is just that - challenging. That's why you have chosen a MC unit with trained Aides. The facility should have a system of staff meetings to workshop strategies, implement then review progress as standard.
The Doctor may prescribe something for agitation as last resort after all behaviour strategies have been tried.