Bath Wipes Provide A Waterless Bathing Alternative

Waterless Bathing using Bath Wipes 

The increase in our aging population means there is a growing need for an alternative to traditional bathing methods for the very old, the frail, and those with diminished or no mobility.

Bath wipes - also known as bathing wipes - fulfill this requirement perfectly. They are large, thick, pre-moistened hand cloths, free of latex and alcohol, providing an advanced body cleansing system.

Bath wipes are a revolutionary cleansing and moisturising method which allows washing the body without the use of water. They gently cleanse and nourish the skin, without disturbing the skin's fragile outer layer - leaving it clean, refreshed and moisturised.

Bath wipes are pH balanced, safe for sensitive skin, and lanolin free: delivering fast and effective personal cleansing, preventing cross contamination between body parts or from person to person.

Using Bath Wipes eliminates the need for bowls, washers, cleansers, towels, and moisturisers - a saving both in time and money. They are disposable, thus avoiding laundering and attendant costs.

They can be heated in a microwave for warmth or used straight out of the pack for a cool wash.

Bathing wipes are an essential aid for carers and nursing staff to frail or bed bound clients, those presenting as manual handling risks and who who physically or emotionally resist being showered, those suffering dementia or cognitive impairment or suffering hyperalgesia, with other physical issues causing distress of showering, those with various forms of physical disablement such as paraplegia or quadriplegia, and those in need of palliative care.

They are of immediate benefit both in saving time and cost and for enhanced hygiene management to aged care facilities, nursing homes, and hospitals.

There is no reliable data available which defines the minimum cost to bathe someone in any care environment. However, if one considers the labour cost of a qualified attendant, the capital cost of assistive equipment such as patient hoists or other transport methods, provision of specialised bathing facilities, and the materials and necessities involved in bath or shower use, it is easy to envisage a reasonable estimate more than A$25.00 per bathing event on average.

The comparable cost of a complete body cleanse using bath wipes is less than A$10, including labour. The time involved is more than halved as opposed to traditional bath or shower. There is less stress - emotional and physical - on the patient (client) and the attendant (carer).

Traditional bathing involves the use of water, cleansing and drying materials such as washers and towels, plus a great amount of time and use of equipment transporting the client to the bath or shower. An alternative has been to perform a sponge bath (bed wash), which is generally an unsatisfactory and time consuming experience for all involved.

The overwhelming advantages of Bath Wipes are importantly: improvements in client skin integrity, considerable reduction in carer bathing time allowing for other equally important high priority client care, and improvements in client bathing comfort with greatly reduced manual handling risks, and reduced injury risk.

With the acknowledged shortage of trained nursing labour, any savings in high dependency bathing time is going to be beneficial to hospital and community care centres in particular. The extended use of Bath Wipes will impact significantly on the further enhancement of care levels based on using the same labour time, with immediately obvious productivity gains.

Apart from immediate cost savings, Bath Wipes have potential use in all areas of hospital care from ICU to CCU, Oncology (no metals in Bath Wipes), Orthopaedics, Spinal, Renal, Neuro, Palliative Care, Obstetrics, Emergency, Surgical and medical units, and in all general nursing areas.

For the home user Bath Wipes provide a quick and hygienic bathing alternative either for short term or long term illness and recovery. They are cost effective, require no training to use, and totally safe.

Mobility Rentals & Sales are pleased to provide Guardian Bath Wipes to our private and institutional customers.

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