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Poppy
Lv 7
Poppy asked in Family & RelationshipsFriends · 1 decade ago

I have a roommate delima?

If left to her own, my renter would not shower for a week or more. Same clothes daily for3-4 days. Tennis shoes with out socks, has slept on a mattress for several years, no sheets, pillow no slip cover, blanket rarely washed if ever. Rolls her eyes like a kid(will be 70 in July), when it told it is shower day. Any ideas on how, other than moving her out (she has no where to go) on how to handle this?

If I should move her out any ideas about which agency I should call to help me with placing her somewhere with only ssi for an income. I don;'t want to be mean, but she smells, her room smells, and she is stinking up the house.

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  • Erin
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    If you don't know how to contact any of her family members, I would call a local Agency on Aging to see if they can offer assistance. There is definitely some sort of issue going on if she does not regularly clean herself, her clothes and her surroundings. State services might be able to assist you on where to go for help.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Move her out or you move. You don't owe her anything after such a long time of suffering with her filth. I would be screaming at the first sign of not showering at least once a day - OMG what a terrible situation. She will find somewhere to go.

  • 1 decade ago

    Contact a local nursing home and see if they can offer advice

  • 1 decade ago

    Maybe she has dementia. Just give her 30 days notice.

  • 1 decade ago

    does she have mental health issues? because that may be the reason behind this.

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