Today I noticed that my Dad doesn't have the flexibility to get into some of his shirts/tops. He's use to wearing a dress shirt but can't quite get the shirt tail tucked into his pants.
Since Mom passed, Dad now has to decide on his own what to wear, and he's not use to that. It was easy to find tops for my Mom that were user friendly.
Now I am thinking time to revamp Dad's closet with easy to wear garments. What is a good store/website to start looking? Dad might do better with shirt tops that have a zipper instead of buttons and no need to tuck in the tails.
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Scrub tops and pants make it worth for elderly.
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He has some nice pull-overs and sweat-shirts but he has trouble putting them on without help. And I can sympathize with him as what he is going through is similar to what I went through when I broke my shoulder. The arm goes up only so high and that's it, you're stuck in your shirt :P
Told Dad he needs to go to physical therapy at his new place to help him get a better range of motion for his arm.
I agree scrubs are probably the best method of trousers
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I get most of my ADW wifes clothing and a lot of my clothing from B&B , LLBean and from Amazon quality and price counts
He noticed the aides and therapists wearing them and asked me to get him a bunch in black.
The black ones are dressier and don't show spots.
We are repeat customers !!
Flannel shirts that aren't lined can also be worn outside of the trousers, but they do require the flexibility to button.
If you sew, you could make some tops like scrubs, but of heavier fabric. I would also close up the neck part to prevent chill.
To the extent he can find them, he buys shirts with snaps. It's easier than maneuvering tiny buttons into equally tiny holes.
I thought that he got them from Haband, but just checked and there are none listed. I found some at Carhartt, which has a lot of nice heavy duty work clothing, but the shirts are also much more expensive. I also checked Lands End but didn't find any, and most of the clothing is higher priced.
I'm wondering about pullovers - a heavy t-shirt worn underneath a sweatshirt would keep him nice and warm, even in the generally overheated care facilities. There are some really nice ones with wildlife and woodland designs.
Can he wear pullovers?