'Cave man' must wash ( Archived) (24)

Can you imagine the delight of the person nominated to sit next to him, especially at meal times?

Would say no body invites him for a meal?
Maybe had too many of those???

Sounds to me like he needs more than a bath. Sounds like someone (perhaps a family member) should declare him mentally incompetent, for his own sake. That can't be healthy living in a pile of garbage.

In Florida, he would have been Baker Acted. There were times, we had to forcefully bathe patients in the facility where i worked! But it was a public health issue

"A person's rights end where the next person's rights begins"

This is an article about the same man, but from 18.01.08

'Cave man' causes trouble for nursing home

A 54-year-old Norwegian man who once lived in a cave and refuses to wash is now creating a health risk at an Oslo nursing home, claim its operators. A local court has ruled, however, that he can't be forced to keep himself clean.

A lawyer for the so-called "cave man" (long known as hulemannen in Oslo) told Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) on Friday that his client was "relieved and very satisfied" by the court ruling in his favour.

"He has waited a long time, and can now finally decide over his own body," lawyer Nils Nordhus told NRK.

Foul smell
Nordhus' client studied physics at the University of Oslo when he was evicted from a student housing complex in the late 1970s. His lifestyle and complete disregard for personal hygiene has always made him smell extremely foul, and other people have a hard time being around him.

He moved into a cave near the tramway tracks running adjacent to the University of Oslo's campus at Blindern. He also spent several years living in a pile of garbage near the Blindern tram stop, and authorities pretty much let him be.

Now 54, and suffering from the effects of his chosen lifestyle, he needs medical care. He was admitted to a public nursing home in Oslo's St Hanshaugen district and staff there forced him to wash.

The 54-year-old adamantly objected to his forced washings and sued the city, which runs the nursing home. He won, with the court saying the city can't care for him against his will.

Nursing home officials maintain that he still poses a risk of infection for other residents and staff of the nursing home, and that sores on his limbs must be cleaned and treated.

Respect, up to a point
Sylvi Listhaug, the city official ultimately in charge of social services, said she respects nursing home residents' rights to make their own lifestyle decisions. "But there must be a limit when those decisions affect other people, like staff at the nursing home and other residents there," Listhaug said.

It remains unclear what will happen now. Nordhus is demanding that the city transfer him "to a more appropriate place," but he seemed at a loss to say where that might be.

Find him a nice warm trash pile in a warm cave somewhere down wind.

Talk him into going to a terrorist camp in Middle east! Drop him from a plane.....then burn the plane.





If he is of a good mental state, offer help or let him be. Then handle the problem as being a public nusance.

Easy one......... Take a bath or leave........ theres your choice!

Being so dirty is a health risk to the others there.

Egads. Thanks for the inspiration to shower this morning. Heck, I'll even use deodorant.