EP 132 :: Adaptive Clothing for Dementia Care :: Andrea Wurster

A fashion designer once said that life’s too short for boring clothes. But any caregiver will tell you that life’s too short for complicated clothes, including our guest, Andrea Wurster. As the head of product and partnerships at Silverts, an adaptive clothing company, Andrea is helping provide easy dressing solutions with simplified, stylish designs for seniors and disabled people. From magnetic buttons to pull-on pant loops, this apparel reduces the risk of injuries for caregivers and those with disabilities getting dressed. Plus, it helps restore patients’ dignity with a wardrobe that has both function and fashion. Stress definitely doesn’t go with these outfits.

Andrea Wurster has been at Silverts for just over a year now, but her love and passion for adaptive started long before. While she was studying Gerontology and Health Studies in University, Andrea worked in therapeutic recreation in long-term care where her passion for supporting people with dementia, caregivers, and adaptive clothes began. Eventually her career lead her back to Adaptive, where she is thrilled to be the head of product and partnerships at Silverts.

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