What to wear?

CareBear81

My mom can't seem to keep her pants up. She's losing so much weight that we can't keep up with buying her jeans every time she loses weight. All the jeans she does have fit her a little big. Except I noticed she tugs her jeans down intentionally so her pull ups are always being exposed. And of course she doesn't know. I'm thinking it might be time to get her out of jeans. We have a ton of trouble changing her or taking her potty. Would would y'all recommend we try out? I want something easy and comfortable without all the hassle of jeans. She's in late stage Alzheimer's so everything is a little more complicated. Thank you in advance for your help.

Joe C.

If the jeans she is now wearing have a button & zipper then it is time to go to elastic waistbands. I made this change when DW could no longer work the button when she needed to use the bathroom.

Ed1937

Sweat pants. Easy to get on and off, and comfortable.

IWBH1990

I went for a two piece jogging suit for DW about 3 months ago.  Pants have elastic band for waist, and top has a zipper. More often than not lately DW does not want to change to pajamas at night, and the jogging outfit says on, and is pretty much as comfortable as PJ's.

harshedbuzz

At this point comfort makes the most sense.

Elastic or drawstring waist pants or sweatpants. House coats that zip or snap up work well for toileting as well.

LadyTexan

I switched DH to elastic waist pants, such as jammy pants and shorts.

For my mom I found the Chico's So Slimming Capri pants to work well. They are stretchy. I buy them at thrift stores.  They may be pricey if not on sale.

Gig Harbor

How about a muu-muu? It would be loose and comfortable. You could have her wear a pair of leggings under it.

lsh42

I have been using sweatpants and sweatshirts. I learned that after my first husband was shot and paralyzed. Easy on and easy off. He also wears them to bed.

LadyTexan

You didn't ask, but I would like to add, what I wear as a caregiver.

Yoga pants, sports bra and t-shirt which could be long sleeve or short sleeve, depending on the weather. I wear Thorlo socks with cushiony heals and toes along with athletic shoes that have good arch support. I also wear a medical alert id around my neck.

Yep, it sounds like an outfit for the gym. For me, caregiving requires a lot of up and down movements, stretching and walking. Some days I walk 4 miles without even leaving the house.  It is a modest size home of less than 1500 square feet.

Chammer

When my MIL was late stage AD, it was extremely difficult to get her to change clothes in the first place, but she also lost flexibility in her arms and shoulders.  I bought some pretty night gowns and split them up the back, finished the edges and sewed ribbons down the back edges to to serve as ties (sort of like hospital gowns).  They were easy on and off even if she was fighting and she would wear a simple duster over it and her backside wasn't exposed.  I did some PJ tops the same way but it was incredibly difficult to get pants on and off so gave up on that effort!