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Home Care Helps Seniors Stay In Their Own Homes

How can home care help seniors stay in their homes? Home Care experts can answer this and other questions in La Costa, CA.
Home Care in La Costa
Home Care in La Costa

For seniors who have chosen to live in place and the families that support them, there are some challenges with living at home. Seniors often need some help around the house, even if they are generally pretty healthy. Likewise, as seniors get older and their needs change, they may need extra help managing the house and living safely at home.

Home care allows seniors to stay at home as they get older, even if they have some health challenges or special needs. When seniors have home care, they will have to help someone in the home with things like:

Laundry

As seniors get older, carrying a heavy laundry basket to the laundry room can be a difficult task. And if the laundry room is in the basement, like many older homes, those basement steps can be a big hazard for seniors.

Going up and down those stairs several times to start loads of laundry and transfer the completed load to the dryer can be a real challenge for seniors. And then having to carry the laundry upstairs at the end of the day can be too exhausting for seniors. With home care to help with the laundry, seniors don’t have to worry about the physical toll of doing the laundry.

Sweeping and Dusting

Sweeping and dusting are essential tasks to keep the air inside the home clean. Respiratory issues and allergies can make life miserable for seniors if the indoor air is poor quality because of dust and dirt. But often seniors can’t physically handle the repetitive movements of sweeping and dusting. Likewise, the bending over and reaching up necessary to dust furniture and shelves may be difficult.

Home care providers who dust and sweep daily can improve the quality of indoor air. It will also ensure that dust and dirt don’t build up in the home. Sweeping and dusting a few times each week is helpful too. It will also ensure that the dust doesn’t become so thick. So it becomes a big job to get rid of it.

Mopping

Mopping is another household task that can be difficult for seniors to do. When the weather is rainy or snowy, it’s necessary to mop frequently to keep the floor dry by the entryway. So no one slips and falls due to water on the floor. Home care providers can keep floors sparkling and dry, so they are safe and beautiful.

Putting Away Groceries And Keeping The Fridge Tidy

Home care providers can also help seniors be safe and comfortable at home. Putting away the groceries and making sure the food in the fridge hasn’t expired. Getting rid of the expired food will ensure seniors don’t accidentally eat something that has gone bad. Helping seniors put away groceries will make it much easier for seniors. Those who can’t reach high shelves or have trouble bending down to put things in low cabinets or under-sink cabinets.

 

For more information about how caregivers at La Jolla Nurses Homecare can help your aging parents stay in their own homes, call 858-454-9339. We are a home care agency providing quality and affordable senior care in La Costa, CA, and the surrounding communities.

Brittnei Salerno

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