Three Ways to Help Home Care Improve Safety for the Senior in Your Life
Safety is and should remain one of the top priorities for people supporting aging parents and other loved ones. As people get older and begin having trouble with their balance, strength, memory, or other issues, safety becomes compromised.
There are things you can do to improve safety, though. Talking about the benefits of home care is one of them.
There’s probably a lot you don’t know about home care. The same could be true of the senior in your life, too. If he or she doesn’t know much (or anything) about home care, then how could either of you possibly know what they could do to improve the safety and welfare of that aging person?
Being that June is National Safety Month, we thought it prudent to discuss some of the ways that home care can improve the safety of an aging person in your life.
First, they can evaluate the home environment.
Home Care in Mead, WA: Senior Safety
Most of the time, we don’t even think twice about all the problems residing right in our home. When we’re young and strong, we simply go about our lives without a second thought.
There are risks everywhere, though, many of them right there in our own houses. The bathroom is perhaps the most dangerous room in any house. The kitchen is the second most dangerous room.
A home care aide who has experience doing this type of work can step in and evaluate the senior’s house. They might be able to make simple recommendations for improvements that would make a world of difference.
The lighting might need to be improved. Grab bars could make a wonderful and inexpensive addition to the tub or shower that allows the senior to hold onto something while stepping in and out of the shower. A shower seat could also be a great idea.
Know what else might be a wonderful idea? Bringing items from the kitchen cabinets down to within easy reach. Then the senior wouldn’t need to grab a stepladder or chair to try and get things down.
This could all come from the experience of a home care aide.
Second, they can offer help.
When the senior wakes up, he or she may have a tough time getting going in the morning. A home care aide stopping by during the mornings could assist them in getting out of bed, getting dressed, and getting ready for the day.
With that other person supporting them, it could keep them safer rather than trying to do everything alone.
Finally, a home care aide may encourage the senior to focus on exercise.
Exercise is important for everyone, regardless of age. If the senior’s doctor has cleared them for exercise, a home care aide can assist them in these endeavors. By having someone walking with them, standing with them, or guiding them with certain exercises, they can be safer than if they tried to do them alone.
These are only a few simple ways that home care can improve safety for aging seniors.
If you or an aging loved-one is considering home care in Mead, WA please contact the caring staff at Angel Senior Care today at (509) 326-4357.
After watching our own family members struggle with the need for compassionate home care, we determined that we could be that caring solution and provide home care in Spokane – not just for our family, but for seniors throughout Spokane County. We like to think of our clients as our extended family, and we treat them with the same dignity and respect our own grandparents and parents would expect to receive.
Our feeling is that while all of our caregivers need to be qualified in terms of certifications and experience, our goal is to hire those that are unique in their drive to show service and respect to the elderly. We hire only those caregivers who share our purpose, passion, and commitment.
Between the two of us, we have more than 30 years’ combined experience in the health care industry and are committed to providing the best Spokane senior care. We have utilized that experience to create a care-centered business model that puts the health and well being of our clients first.
When you entrust the care of your loved one to the experience and commitment of Angel Senior Care, you can rest easy knowing they are looked after, both physically and emotionally.
Sincerely, Vaughn & Donna Young
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