My wife has more clothes than some high street shops - let's say John Lewis to be topical - so why am I thinking about buying her more? In response to a call from her care home for more trousers - preferably of the easy to put on, elasticated waist, jogging type - an extensive search of her wardrobes has drawn a blank. I found many pairs of jeans and some really smart and lightweight dressy trousers.
Most have somewhat complicated buttons, hook and eye fastenings and zips. Difficult to put on or take down in an urgent situation and offering too much opportunity for fiddling, they are not really suitable for the way she lives now. It is important that she is both clean and smart (and the staff make sure she is) but this seems like a case of the wrong trousers. I have name tagged a few pairs that might be described as 'easy' and will take them and some toiletries when I visit tomorrow. But later I'll be looking to spend some of her accumulated personal allowance on a few new pairs. Being a carer doesn't stop when full time residential care begins, only the job description changes.
Most have somewhat complicated buttons, hook and eye fastenings and zips. Difficult to put on or take down in an urgent situation and offering too much opportunity for fiddling, they are not really suitable for the way she lives now. It is important that she is both clean and smart (and the staff make sure she is) but this seems like a case of the wrong trousers. I have name tagged a few pairs that might be described as 'easy' and will take them and some toiletries when I visit tomorrow. But later I'll be looking to spend some of her accumulated personal allowance on a few new pairs. Being a carer doesn't stop when full time residential care begins, only the job description changes.