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DanielJ Asked July 2019

Mom (with dementia) is in assisted living and fairly independent. The problem is she often re-wears clothes several days in a row.

She doesn’t need help bathing at this point.


Does anyone know of a closet organizer (maybe with the days labeled) or something to assist this? I’m not sure that she would use it but hygiene is becoming an issue at times.


The goal is to keep her level of care the same to conserve her financial resources. Thank you.

PandabearAUS Jul 2019
The staff should be on top of this. Also it helps to reduce the amount of choice she has

OldSailor Jul 2019
Does Mom know the difference in the days of the week? Can she tell the difference between Monday and noon o'clock? Can she still read and know what it says and means?
I did not worry about Luz wearing the same clothes for more than one day. Only if she pee's or has a BM in them. Which was nearly every day.

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DanielJ Jul 2019
Thank you!

anonymous896861 Jul 2019
Could it be that she has a hard time getting in and out of her clothing? Whether it’s arthritis in her hands that make buttoning difficult or muscle/joint pain when lifting her arms over her head to slip on tops it might be easily helped with a few inexpensive easy on/off items to wear. Comfortable ones of course 😊

lealonnie1 Jul 2019
You can put day of the week labels on her hangers, that might be an idea. Here is a link to a set you can purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Deluxe-Weekly-Hanger-Markers-Identify/dp/B00XHZXTVC/ref=sr_1_2?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpavpBRDQARIsAPfTwizyI2lftCauP-LkKTGmDeJxuO97D_3_5AWIIn7bLil1nQDimI7nGnIaAsFxEALw_wcB&hvadid=214471148870&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9052218&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t2&hvqmt=e&hvrand=15528389568711298985&hvtargid=kwd-344251104719&hydadcr=5585_9860877&keywords=days+of+the+week+hanger+tags&qid=1563145097&s=gateway&sr=8-2

Best of luck!
anonymous896861 Jul 2019
What a great idea, lealonnie!

That reminds of the day of the week panties they sold when I was little.. lol

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