Most people who need long term care prefer to be treated at home rather than a nursing home or any other healthcare facility. The homely atmosphere with spouse or children around is one of the main reasons for the preference for home. Family members at home usually have no problems in attending to tasks that need no skilled background. However, bathing, dressing, lifting, diapering, toileting and..
A toilet is a plumbing fixture and a disposal system primarily intended for the disposal of the bodily wastes; urine, fecal matter, vomit, semen and menses. Toilets additionally accept a paper product known as toilet paper. Other objects may cause blockages in the plumbing.
The word toilet can be used to refer to the fixture itself or the room containing it; the latter predominates mainly in British and Commonwealth usage. In North American English the word toilet refers solely to the fixture itself and not to the room that contains it, thus asking for the "toilet" would seem indecent. Instead, the euphemisms bathroom, rest room, washroom or men's room / women's room are preferred.
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