5 Essential Tasks Seniors Aging In Place Struggle With
Home care helps seniors with daily tasks like laundry.
Seniors who want to age in place often need some extra help as they get older. Medical conditions, loss of mobility, and just the general effects of aging can make it tough for seniors to do essential household tasks. Home care providers can help your mom or dad with any essential tasks they are struggling with so that they can continue living comfortably at home for as long as they want.
If your mom or dad has home care services, you can be sure that they won’t be struggling to take care of the house or do essential tasks like:
Cleaning
Tasks like vacuuming, dusting, and mopping can be physically demanding and may require bending or reaching, which can be difficult for seniors. And they also require a lot of walking, which can be tough for seniors who struggle with mobility.
Home care providers can take care of all essential house cleaning tasks like dusting, vacuuming, mopping, doing the dishes, or dusting so that your mom or dad doesn’t have to try and do them.
Laundry
Laundry can be dangerous and difficult for seniors, especially if your mom or dad’s washer and dryer are in the basement. Carrying heavy baskets, operating machines, and folding clothes can be physically exhausting for seniors, especially for those with mobility issues.
A home care provider can do the heavy lifting and take care of the laundry, changing linens, and folding clothes, towels, and linens.
Grocery Shopping
Difficult grocery shopping is one of the contributing factors to seniors becoming malnourished. Navigating stores and lifting heavy bags can be overwhelming, particularly if they have limited stamina or transportation options. So, often, seniors will just not eat or subsist on processed foods rather than try to grocery shop.
A home care provider can go with your mom or dad to the grocery store if your mom or dad likes to shop. They can help pick up items and put them in a cart, help your mom or dad manage their money and grocery list, and carry the bags.
If your senior parent finds shopping exhausting or difficult, a home care provider can take a list to the store and get the items or pick up a grocery order placed online.
Cooking
Preparing meals may involve standing for long periods, handling sharp utensils, or managing multiple tasks at once, which can be challenging. There’s also a big risk that your mom or dad will fall if something spills on the floor.
A home care provider can make delicious healthy meals for your mom or dad, share those meals with them, and then portion the leftovers into easy-to-eat servings so that your mom or dad will always have some delicious food to eat if they’re hungry.
Taking Out The Trash
Most of the time people don’t think about how hard it would be to take out the trash if they were disabled or elderly. But lifting trash bags into large trash carts, separating recycling items, and wheeling those large heavy carts out to the curb can be very difficult for seniors.
A home care provider can ensure that the trash barrels are taken to the curb on trash day and brought in again.
If you or an aging loved one is considering Home Care in Mclean, VA, please contact the caring staff at Butters Home Health Care today. (703) 371-2113