Solution For Bar Soap Use For Elderly?

As a nurse I find many elderly people feel secure in keeping what independence they have. To help your father all the suggestions are good except that he is still likely to lose grip of the items or the soap. In many places I have worked many use a stocking (a small section, not a long piece) and attach(some stitching) a wrist strap like they use in tennis to the stocking with the soap secured inside it. That way the soap is always safely withing quick reach, will not drop and he can pull it on and off as needed. Unlike the mittens they wash really well and harbors less bacteria.