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Essential Tips for Home Maintenance & Safety
Posted by: | DateWHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?
Home maintenance is critical to seniors who want to remain comfortably at home for as long as possible. Our nurse’s home assessment will help you decide what you need to do. A fall with injuries can open the doorway to impaired mobility and decreased independence. A head injury can alter your cognition. Any injury that limits mobility can make the body more susceptible to infections.
1. Talk to your doctor home safety. Have a comprehensive home assessment by Care For Life’s nurse to help you with your long term plans for remaining at home.
2. Tell your doctor and your family when your medication makes you dizzy or lightheaded.
3. Install proper lighting throughout your home. Use night-lights in the hallways between the bedroom and bathroom.
4. De-clutter your home. Keep floor and stairs free of clutter & do not use small throw rugs. Check that stairs are in good repair and are slip resistant. If any stairs are broken, have them fixed promptly
6. WEAR PROPER SHOES inside and outside. Use a cane or walker for better balance.
7. Install grab bars in all bathrooms by the toilet and in the bathtub or shower. If you need extra support, get a shower seat. Install a hand-held shower device.
8. Consider getting a Medical Alert System to call for help if you fall
Five things that cause aged adults to fail at home Part III
Posted by: | DateThe following is Part III in our series on the five things that cause aged adults to fail at home. When families know the signs of decline in their loved one, they can takesteps to solve problems well before they become a crisis
In May, we talked about medication errors as one of the five things that can cause elderly people to fail. The others are nutrition, unaddressed medical problems and home safety & proper hygiene & home maintenance. Our caregivers empower the elderly to remain at home by offering solutions to these 5 problems. This month we will talk about the need for proper hygiene and home maintenance.
In May, we talked about medication errors as one of the five things that can cause elderly people to fail. The others are nutrition, unaddressed medical problems and home safety & proper hygiene & home maintenance. Our caregivers empower the elderly to remain at home by offering solutions to these 5 problems. This month we will talk about the need for proper hygiene and home maintenance.
“My Dad just isn’t taking care of himself, and the
house is cluttered. He gets upset when I ask to
help him get a bath. I need your help!”
Elders living alone are less likely to keep a schedule of dressing, bathing, and personal grooming. Widowed spouses often lose all motivation for home cleanliness and personal appearance.
Household tasks are postponed or abandoned.
Care For Life Solution:
A few hours of homecare several times a each week by a trained caregiver can help remedy this problem. Caregivers assist in keeping a routine in place for bathing, dressing and grooming. Light housekeeping assistance will help maintain the home and keep it safer. The aged person’s outlook on life will likely improve with a fresh start each day. Give us a call to discuss care for your loved one at 843-852-9090.