Learning and sharing information to support loved ones with Alzheimer's and Dementia--
CHOOSING APPROPRIATE, CLEAN CLOTHING FOR THE ALZHEIMER’S OR DEMENTIA PATIENT Assisting the Alzheimer’s or Dementia patient in their choice of clothing is not always an easy task. In later stages of the disease process, they often don’t want to change clothes at all. And if they do dress themselves, their clothes aren’t always appropriate for [...]
I was really baffled when Mom began to wear the same clothes day after day whether they were clean or not. Occasionally, I’d find her bundled up in a winter coat when it was 90 degrees. Once I arrived for a short trip to the grocery store and quick lunch at a fast-food restaurant and [...]
