Thank you. I hadn't considered how I'd get bodily fluids or feces out of a BIFL shoe or boot. When I get some on my sneakers, I hand wash them as best I can and let them dry in the sun. Thankfully, that has only happened three times. This last time happened day before yesterday and the worst. It involved getting a large (and strong!) dementia resident out of urine soaked clothes while avoiding the puddle of urine on the floor. Needless to say, my shoes ended up wet. This resident is notoriously difficult to get dressed and undressed. He doesn't understand and he fights you every step of the way. He's really a sweetheart and one of the nicest residents at the ALF. He just didn't understand that we needed to go to another room (which he refused outright to do and I didn't have time to gently coax him into going), needed to get away from the puddle (which I had some success but he kept going back to it while I was changing him), or that I'm there to help. To him, I'm just a stranger who's trying to make him go somewhere for no reason and get undressed then redressed again for no reason. I'm still new to working at an ALF, so it'll probably happen again and again.

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I don't know if I want shoes that can take bodily fluids and keep on ticking for the long haul. Especially if I get feces on them. I't would probably be better for me to just get new shoes if I can find them cheap enough. I don't know. It's something to think about. If I can't get the urine out this time, then I probably have to get rid of these shoes. They were expensive and I just bought them. But I also really don't want to walk around in urine-covered shoes just to feel like I got my money's worth. I read somewhere that having multiple pairs of shoes can help them last longer. Maybe I should have a rotation? I'm not sure. Thank you again.