Underlying personal issues that may be a cause of poor personal hygiene may include financial issues, abuse, health issues or hygiene education. E.g. individuals might neglect themselves because they may be in a pain or embarrassed their bodies when someone helping them with washing. They may not be able to get out and buy toiletries to wash themselves and so they ignore their personal hygiene, or they may feel depressed and not feel like going out and therefore don’t wash and look after themselves. An individual might not want to get undressed in front of a social care worker as they might be hiding bruises. The hygiene education is very important during how a child is raised and influence the way a child will care about the own personal hygiene for a lifetime. …show more content…
There are many possible reasons why elderly refusing to take a shower. Depression is a widespread problem amongst elderly, that creates a lack of interest in many of the important routines of the daily life, including personal hygiene. With the age the senses of sight and smell can detoriate. Sweat odours and food strains may be very obvious for us, but this may be not the case for the elderly. Increasing mobility and balance problems can make elderly afraid of climbing into the bath or standing on the wet floor of a shower cubicle. Remembering the last time they took a shower can be tricky for many old people, they can easily lose track of time and simply forget a proper wash is