It seems the older a person becomes the more difficult it can be to find appropriate products such as shoes. The feet of the elderly have walked countless miles and have carried unknown burdens throughout a lifetime. Feet of the aged are in need of some tender loving care.
Very few companies cater to the needs of the elderly foot. Those that do provide shoes appropriate for the aging foot do not offer much in terms of variety or classic styles. Just because an individual is getting older doesnt meant that they do not have the desire to look good and feel good. While most shoes targeted at the aging community are designed for comfort, they are not designed to assist the elderly with the numerous foot issues they experience.
Feet have a tendency to widen over time and with age. Although many shoes do not allow for width differences between adult shoes and geriatric shoes. A shoe designed for the elderly needs to allow for the typical swelling that occurs in elderly feet without being so wide that they can walk right out of the shoe when their feet are not swollen.
The body of an aged individual is weaker than that of a younger adult, therefore proper support...