If you’re not sure whether or not your mom or dad needs home care providers yet you should know that all seniors who want to age in place can benefit from having home care. Even if your mom or dad has good health and doesn’t have any significant mobility challenges home care can still help them live better at home.
That’s because all it takes is a fall or accident at home for a senior to end up with a serious injury. Even if your mom or dad is in good health they could injure themselves or fall doing routine home tasks. If they have home care your mom or dad has a better chance of avoiding falls and accidents. They also will have a better overall quality of life at home.
That’s because home care takes a lot of the pressure off seniors who want to live at home. Keeping up a home is hard work, and pretty healthy seniors can struggle to keep up.
If your mom or dad has professional caregivers they will get help with tasks that can be difficult or dangerous for seniors at home like:
Taking Out the Trash
Taking out the trash might seem like a simple task, but it can be surprisingly risky for seniors. Trash bags are often heavy and carrying them through the house or down steps can strain muscles or joints.
Additionally, slippery or uneven outdoor surfaces can increase the risk of falls. The physical effort combined with potential hazards makes this a chore where help is often needed. A home care provider can take out the trash on trash day for your mom or dad and bring in the barrels after the trash has been picked up.
Cleaning Floors
Vacuuming, sweeping, and mopping can be difficult for seniors because they require repetitive bending and pushing motions, which can be painful. Slippery floors from mopping or wet spills also pose a significant fall risk.
If your mom or dad has arthritis, back pain, or balance issues cleaning the floors can be dangerous. A home care provider can help with light housework like cleaning the floors so your mom or dad doesn’t have to do them.
Carrying and Sorting Laundry
Laundry is a big challenge for most seniors. Carrying baskets, sorting clothes, and moving loads to and from the washer and dryer is difficult even for younger people.
If the washer and dryer are located in the basement or another hard-to-reach area, navigating stairs while carrying a basket becomes an added hazard. With home care your mom or dad won’t have the risk of falling while carrying heavy laundry baskets.
Reaching for High Shelves or Cabinets
Putting away groceries, retrieving items from high shelves, or organizing cabinets often requires stretching or climbing onto stools. For seniors, this can be a recipe for disaster.
Poor balance or weaker muscles make it harder to stay steady while reaching, and even a minor slip could result in a serious fall. A care provider can unpack groceries and organize the pantry so that everything your mom or dad needs is within easy reach for them.
Washing Curtains
Cleaning curtains may require reaching high, climbing a ladder, or handling heavy fabric. The combination of physical strain and precarious positioning makes this task particularly risky for seniors.
A care provider can take care of physically difficult household chores like washing curtains or changing bed linens so that your mom or dad doesn’t get hurt doing them.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Home Care Services in Nassau County NY, please contact the caring staff at Star Multi Care today. Call (631) 424-7827
Star Multi Care is a Trusted Home Care Agency serving Long Island and in NYC including Dix Hills, Floral Park, Great Neck, Huntington, Manhasset, Massapequa, Northport, Plainview, Rockville Center, Stony Brook, Suffolk County, Nassau County, and Queens County.
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