The topic of the elderly and not bathing came up in a discussion I had years ago with a home health nurse. She said that when they took over care for someone that had not bathed in a long time their immune system had incorporated the layers of dirt as part of itself and when they got them clean they would almost always get sicker. If they could get them past that then their health would usually improve.
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The topic of the elderly and not bathing came up in a discussion I had years ago with a home health nurse. She said that when they took over care for someone that had not bathed in a long time their immune system had incorporated the layers of dirt as part of itself and when they got them clean they would almost always get sicker. If they could get them past that then their health would usually improve.