Where Comfort Meets Dignity

The Warmth of a Hug When You Need It Most

Why Blue Hug

Creating a positive bathing experience for both caregivers and the ones they are caring for by restoring a sense of comfort and dignity to the process of assisted showering.

As our loved ones age, more and more individuals are requiring the assistance of others with personal hygiene opening the door for embarrassment, discomfort, fear, and a sense of helpless indignity. These emotions are the direct opposite of what dedicated caregivers desire to inspire and encourage in their daily interactions. The Blue Hug was crafted with loving care to restore a sense of comfort and dignity to the process of assisted showering.

The Blue Hug Shower Garment
Blue Hug Shower Garment

Imagine recapturing the feeling of safety, warmth, and dignity of a great shower or bathing experience. The Blue Hug Shower Garment is a unique ¾ length shower garment made from nylon jersey lined neoprene providing a soft, luxurious, and comfortable bathing experience. With generous arm and neck openings and high-quality 2-way zippers strategically placed, allowing caregivers to bathe the wearer while maintaining personal dignity and warmth.

Blue Hug Shower Garments help change the quality of life by:
  • Preserving warmth
  • Protecting sensitive skin
  • Enhancing comfort
  • Ensuring dignity
  • Dignifying personal hygiene

Every Blue Hug is manufactured in the USA and comes with a 100% warmth and comfort guarantee. (Patent Pending)

Size
Waist
X Small
26" - 28"
Small
30" - 34"
Medium
36" - 38"
Large
40" - 42"
X Large
44" - 46"
XX Large
48" - 50"

Please note that these are not pants sizes, but actual waist measurments. We recommend using a tape measure and measuring the waist dimensions. This garment sizing is unisex and is intended to be loose so there is room for the bathing process.

nice words from nice clients

“Thank you so, so, so much! My mother is 94 and was so embarrassed and cold when taking a shower that she began to refuse to be bathed at all...the Blue Hug has changed our lives and has restored her dignity and confidence!”

~ Akima S.

“I would recommend using the Big Blue Hug! When taking a shower, I get really cold and the blue lightweight slip-on is loose fitting and allowed me to stay warm. What I like most was that the garment holds warm water, so I don’t feel that I need to rush through the shower process. Being handicapped, I need all the help I can get each day.”

~ Donna, Woodstock, GA

“The shower garment Blue Hug is wonderful. My mom, Odessa, loves it. She was always cold in the shower. I was very thankful The Oaks assisted living facility in Douglasville gave us the Blue Hug to try. Thank you!”

~ Family of Odessa, Douglasville, GA

"Our new client Steve, who is in his 60’s, had a stroke 5 years ago. Since then, his mother, who is in her 80’s, has been caring for him. Unfortunately, because he is very modest and embarrassed, he has refused her assistance in the shower, so he has gone 5 years without a real bath. We helped place them in an assisted living community so now he has caregivers that can help him shower but he still would not allow it. We offered him a Blue Hug shower garment to try out and he actually loved it, and it brought his mother to tears to see him so happy. So now he allows the caregivers to help him shower and it has changed his life."

~ Senior Placement Experts, Canton, GA

"The Blue Hug is fabulous. I wish this was around when I was caretaking for my grandparents. It would have been a lifesaver. If you have someone in your life who may need assistance bathing or going to the pool, don't hesitate to buy this for them!"

~ Kaelie Birkett

"The blue hug garment is very helpful. We used this product on a dementia resident and she allowed us to shower her with no issues. She normally would fight kick and scream while we are showering her. This product allowed her to have comfort and warmth while showering. It allowed her to still be able to maintain her dignity because she was covered up. I have recommended this product to several different agencies. It would be great for hospice patients also."

~ Kimberly Blunt with Canterfield of Kennesaw
Amanda Swinburne
Occupational Therapist and Senior Home Care Liaison with TheKey
Blue Hug

Jodi Bellam

Founder

About the Blue Hug Team

Our goal is to offer a practical and affordable way for caregivers and loved ones to restore dignity and add warmth to the bathing experience.

The Blue Hug was born out of deep experience as in-home and institutional caregivers for the elderly and bedridden. For years we have observed the mental and emotional anguish clients experience when it comes time to bathe. The discomfort and dehumanizing process of being completely exposed, vulnerable, and completely dependent upon another human constantly broke our heart.

Nothing is more important to us than making sure individuals requiring assistance are being cared for by caregivers that are equipped to provide the best, most loving, care possible.

Need Cases

Assisted Living Centers

Home Care

Skilled Nursing Facilities

Behavioral Health Facilities

Nursing Home Facilities

Memory Care Facilities

How To Use The Blue Hug Shower Garment

The Blue Hug is designed to be put on when dry and while the wearer is still clothed or robed. This garment is crafted from lined neoprene and is designed to retain warmth when wet and then to air dry after use. (The Blue Hug is intended to be used for individual personal hygiene and should not be shared with others.)

1.
Place garment around shoulders and attach zipper at neck before removing shirt or top.
2.
Zip downward to close the shower garment and to remove bottoms or robe.
3.
Help bather into shower and get water to desired temperature. Soak the shower garment from the outside—keeping the bather warm during bathing.
4.
Unzip a side zipper and use the shower head inside the garment to wet the bather’s skin.
5.
Turn off the water and bath the wearer.
6.
Turn water back on and using a side zipper, rinse the bather from inside the garment.
7.
When finished, unzip the front zipper half-way and place a towel on the bather’s lap.
8.
Unzip the front zipper the rest of the way up and cover the bather’s chest with another towel.
9.
Remove the garment while the bather is sitting and let it drape over the shower chair while drying off the bather.
10.
Finish drying off the bather and help them into a robe or with getting dressed.
11.
Return to shower, rinse off the Blue Hug and hang from the shower head to air dry.

How To Clean The Blue Hug Shower Garment

The Blue Hug Shower Garment offers a comforting and warm bathing experience. However, this warmth can lead to a bit of funkiness that necessitates proper cleaning. To maintain freshness, rinse your shower garment after each use. Once it becomes stiff and odorous, it's time to combine a quality neoprene cleaner and a gentle wash cycle.

Instructions

1.
Use 1/2 ounce of cleaner for every 2 gallons of WARM water. (Do not use hot water.)
2.
Machine wash on gentle cycle.
3.
Hang to dry. (Do not put garments in the dryer.)