Dementia often affects the skills related to dressing such as using zippers and zippers

Try: Choose pants and slacks that meet different needs as behavior and ability change if dressing is done by the Care recipient (cr) and buttons are hard to fasten try zippered pants or pants with drawstring or elastic waistbands if dressing is done by the cr and buttons and zippers are hard to fasten and zip try pants with drawstring or elastic waistbands if a cr is helped to dress try zippered pants or pants with drawstring or elastic waistbands sweatpants are easy to wear but are generally considered casual wear consider the cr’s clothing needs in relation to social events pants particularly adapted for wheelchair users can be found in independent living catalogs

Materials: Pants and slacks in several styles

Categories: Cognitive Intellectual, Personal, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile, Independence, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Touch, Good Touch, So-So Touch, Poor Touch, Poor L T Memory, Poor S T Memory

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*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

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