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Helping the confused Adult

Elderly woman looking confused
Sadly when people become forgetful this may also mean they gradually loose the memory of what to do in a toilet or even where the toilet is. Advice can be found here to help manage in these circumstances.
 
Please find leaflets to help with Confused Elderly Leaflets tab Advice Leaflets on the right, or click. Here (Hyperlink).
Woman crossing legs and cupping hands over pelvis
Leakage if you cough, sneeze, laugh or even on some movements Information for both men and women
Male and fFemale incontinence graphic
Increase frequency (the need to pass urine more often); Increased bladder urgency (Need to rush to the toilet); Urge urinary incontinence (Passing urine before reaching the toilet); Nocturia (Waking to use pass urine at night)
Woman clutching both hands over stomach
Constipation, Diarrhoea, Bowel Urgency (Need to rush to toilet), Bowel Emptying Problems (unable to full empty bowel, having to using other techniques to empty bowel effectively)
Elderly woman looking confused
Sadly when people become forgetful this may also mean they gradually loose the memory of what to do in a toilet or even where the toilet is. Advice can be found here to help manage in these circumstances.
Last updated20 Mar 2025