Continence / bladder and bowel

Continence management is a core part of the care of residents in care homes.

The Oxford Health Bladder and Bowel service have provided the validated information below to support your care of your residents.

Continence Overview

CSD5112 alternative to indwelling catheters v2

Elderly Urinary Incontinence (updated Nov 2022)

Excellence in continence care

Bladder

Bladder Assessment Tool – Oxford University Hospital Bladder Health Interactive Bladder Only

Cochrane systematic review – Lifestyle interventions for the treatment of urinary incontinence in
adults

Bowels

Bowel Assessment Tool – Oxford University Hospital and Founation Trust – Interactive (Bowel Only)

Abdominal massage article

Catheters

230327-Indwelling-urinary-catheter-insertion-2-procedure-for-adults

Catheter Flowchart June 2023

CSD4652 Urinary Catheter QRG 2023

Domiciliary Settings_Urinary Catheter Insertion Surgical-ANTT OHFT (August 2022 V1)

Indwelling Urinary Catheter References Resources

RCN 2019 Catheter Care guidance

CONfidence App

There is a free app called CONfidence which can be downloaded onto your devices.

Coloplast

Coloplast have great resources and training on their website

Coloplast UK | Developing products and services that make life easier for people with intimate healthcare needs.

Bladder and Bowel UK

Bladder & Bowel UK home page – Bladder & Bowel UK (bbuk.org.uk)

Dementia UK

Dementia UK provide information on their website too about what causes incontinence, supporting someone with dementia and incontinence, toileting regimes and skin care

Continence – Dementia UK

Useful Resources

Continence referrals- guidance for care homes

3 day bladder diary

7 day food bowel record

Bladder and bowel assessment tool

new community continence assessment form

Faecal incontinence- Leaflet

Constipation- leaflet

Fluid – why you need to get enough of it- Leaflet

Men’s guide to pelvic floor muscles- Leaflet

Women’s guide to pelvic floor muscles- Leaflet

Page last reviewed: 3 July, 2024