This may seem minor but thought there might be others who would like to share their experiences. My mother who is in AL tends to wear the same clothes over and over. Went over there today to organize. Pants she couldn't find were hung under tops. Even though they do laundry she has to give it to them so I brought a pile back that had stains that needed treating. She was never good with clothing. Growing up everything was sent out to be laundered. We lived with a broken washing machine that was never fixed. Managed to throw away 3 tops. Had just bought her a new one. Lots of clothing in the closet for when she is going to lose weight. Have heard that for decades. She is overweight yet always cold so is dressed as though she is in Maine in January. We are in SC. Not really a question but just wondered how others might cope with this issue.
At Moms NH each resident is dressed nicely, in clean clothes that go together, even jewelry, scarves, flower clips in their hair. It’s the aides responsibility to make them look good and they take pride in it. They often ask me “how do you like moms outfit today?” Or “How did I do this morning?” Some residents have favorite shirts etc, and may wear them frequently, but they always have been washed between wearings. If your Mom can’t figure out how to do this anymore, I think she should be getting more “assistance” or encouragement/coaxing (or perhaps insistence that she can’t wear soiled clothes) from the AL aides.
ive cleaned and organized her closet here and there, because it gets a little chaotic.
its hard to do it tho with her watching me. because she'll tell me NOT to do it, that she will do it later....
I think my mom has favorite shirts and she only has a couple pairs of jeans. I only see her twice a week, and I can not remember each time what she was wearing.
I do notice sometimes she may wear a certain shirt more often than others. I think its just a mistake on her part, since she can not remember.
I don't know. as long as she looks ok. I don't care if she repeats. her memory and judgement is so bad, I wouldn't be surprised if she puts *clean* clothes in the hamper.
and yes over time everything she has seems to have stains.........if I notice something bad, I take it home to wash. otherwise I just let it go...