Poopie diaper

Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018
Mom looked kind of grouchy when I arrived.  I couldn't smell anything.
She didn't eat when everyone was at the table.  After Jacquie left, I was able to start feeding mom.  She seemed happy and cooperative. She ate about 1/3 of her food, but not her banana.  She drank her apple juice and Boost.
Mom was dressed funny.  She had on an orange striped t-shirt, a beige striped t-shirt and a beige jacket with blue jogging pants.  At least she was dressed warmly.
After dinner, I thought I would toilet her.  I suspected a poopie diaper.  At first, mom didn't want to stand up, but I was able to coax her.  I walked her to the toilet and pulled her pants down.  She had done lots of poop in her diaper.  I sat her down quickly.  An aide came to help me.  I got mom to stand up so the aide could wipe her bum, but when she came to the front, mom started to whine and raised her arm.  I told the aide that I would wipe her front.  Mom was calm.  I wiped her bum again for good measure.  We put the diaper on mom and voila!
I washed mom's hands just in case.  Mom was shaking at the sink.  Maybe she was standing too long?  Chris and I took mom for a little walk.  She was fine.  We put her back in the wheelchair and put her in the fish tank room with other residents.  Donna and Joan waved goodbye after Chris left.