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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband drives to my Dads house on M W F nights to sit on the toilet and just be there in case he falls.  He helps him get in and out of the shower.  We have an elderly friendly shower with attachments but he still needs to extra pair of hands.  He would have never asked so my husband just start doing it and he eventually gave in.  He doesn't have a son and was too old school to let us help so I really appreciate my husband doing this.  I bet your mom has a fear of falling.  The social worker we used when my mom was in rehab (since passed) mentioned that lots of time this anxiety occurs AFTER a fall the are too embarrassed or shy to tell people about so from what point on the really start avoiding it.  [/quote]

The anxiety can also happen if someone close to them fell. PP here with the grandmother who has an aide--she lives in a 55 plus active living type apartment building but she's seen her friends really decline or have to move out to nursing homes after falls in the bathroom.[/quote]

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