The real costs of incontinence can be stressful. Let’s face it, when we are managing incontinence, we all know that diapers, briefs, protective underwear, and pads cost money. But when we dig a little deeper, the price tag attached to other health conditions stemming from incontinence is often forgotten. Incontinence can lead to physical and emotional effects and those can have a great economic impact on our lives.
Educating consumers about options they have and where they might purchase their incontinence products and supplies could help lessen some of the burdens that come along with incontinence management. We will talk about the real costs of incontinence and provide some insight into how you might be able to lessen the stress on your pocketbook.
Quality Products Make a Difference
When you choose incontinence products that are low-cost and offer little to no absorbency, you are choosing a product that you will need to replace more frequently, causing you to spend more money. Although you already know that you will be replenishing your incontinence supplies over time, you might not have to as often if you invest in absorbent products that can be worn for extended periods of time. This could lead to spending a bit more upfront on good high-quality products, but you’ll get more life out of each wear.
It is also important to note that purchasing the correctly fitting incontinence products is essential in reducing the number of changes you require. We provide the necessary steps to properly measure yourself or someone you care for in our blog post, Measuring Your Hips & Waist for Adult Diapers.
Laundry and Waste
Another reason to choose high-quality absorbent disposable products is to lessen the amount of laundry and waste you build up over time. If you’re leaking through your incontinence products, you will soil your clothing and linens more frequently, resulting in the need to do more loads of laundry.
Changing low-cost briefs, diapers, and pads more often will also create a lot more trash that you’ll have on your hands. Reducing the number of changes by using quality and proper fitting products will also help lessen the amount of waste you acquire and allow you or the person you are caring for worry less about incontinence episodes.
Consider using quality disposable bed pads to help protect your bedding and clothing. Disposable bed pads are a versatile incontinence product that can be used in a variety of ways. Protect your bedding, furniture, and car seats with underpads. And if you have a pet, disposable bed pads can be used for potty training. Learn more uses for disposable bed pads in our blog, Underpads for Dogs and All Their Uses.
The Costs of Incontinence Products
Many other product needs may arise when you suffer from incontinence. Body washes, personal cleansing wipes, lotions, creams, and ointments are all products that might be used in conjunction with the other absorbent disposable supplies. Keeping your skin dry and clean is an important process in managing incontinence. These supplies can aid in reducing bacteria build-up and the treatment of potential rashes, however, they also cost money.
Emotional & Financial Stresses
One’s emotional health is vital to their overall health. The financial stress of the many costs of incontinence products can really take a toll on a person’s health and quality of life. Living a life with incontinence can bring about interrupted sleep at night, the risk of urinary tract infections, or even worse, taking a fall and land a person in the hospital. This burden can be very expensive not to mention a contributor to possible physical decline due to reduced activity.
For seniors that do not qualify for Medicaid, no level of reimbursement is available for absorbent incontinence products. This may cause elderly folks to be forced to choose between the necessities of living and their disposable medical supplies. No one should have to make that decision, especially at this age.
Becoming a Smarter Consumer
Instead of making a trip to your local grocery or drug store to purchase the incontinence supplies you need, consider choosing us as your online retailer. We offer a wide range of incontinence products that range from light to very heavy absorbency, as well as all of those items we mentioned previously that aid in healing the other incontinence-related health conditions.
Our money-savings program takes the stress out of having to take trips to the store for restocking and you save on every future order that you remain on the plan. All you have to do is choose the frequency of your home delivery schedule and leave the rest to us.
We also have special discounts and promotions to help lower some of the costs. The best part about us is our compassionate Product Experts that can take the stress out of trying to determine the right products for your specific needs. We provide free consultations and walk you through the decision-making process.
In the end, all of the costs of incontinence products add up and can result in even worse complications with your health that can really take a toll on the quality of life.
Our goal at Personally Delivered is to provide innovative services to treat illness and disease and promote the improvement of personal health and independence. Give us a call and we would be happy to discuss your concerns about expenses related to managing incontinence. (800)777-1111
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