Mar 28th, 2011
by Senior Helpers.
Spring is a great time of year to think about taking stock of the overall safety of your loved one’s home. Here is a task checklist of Spring-cleaning help for seniors in your life that will enable your senior, or disabled loved ones, to maintain their independence better and ensure safety in their own home or apartment.
Spring Cleaning Help Checklist for Seniors and Caregivers
- Take stock of the medicine cabinet, as suggested by Medical News Today. Check all items for expiration dates. Are the medications stored in their own containers? Are they stored in a cool, dry place? Discard any unused medications.
- Replace the batteries in all smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. Run a test to ensure they are working properly.
- Check to make sure the home has a fire extinguisher that has been inspected within the past year. Offer a brief instruction on using the device. Even if you think your loved one might not remember, it’s wise to keep a fire extinguisher in an obvious location easily accessible to friends, relatives or neighbors.
- Clean up clutter. Clutter increases the risk for falls, fire and other problems such as insects or rodents. Remove unnecessary furniture that obstructs the traffic flow, organize cabinets so that the most frequently used items are easily accessible, and throw away any old items from the pantry, refrigerator, closets, basement, or attic that are out of date or never used.
- Create an emergency plan. Set the speed dial on the phone for emergency contacts. Appoint a neighbor as an emergency backup. If your loved one lives in a senior apartment complex, find a friendly neighbor and implement the buddy system; they should each keep an eye out for problems and have contact information for one another’s emergency contacts.
Spring Cleaning Means Repetitive Lifting – Get Help for Your Seniors
Spring house cleaning for seniors often means lifting heavy items, repetitive movements, and stress on the upper body, which leads to injuries for one-third of all seniors in the United States, according to the Home Safety Council. If you or your loved ones need help with cleaning services for the elderly, contact Senior Helpers STL. We have experienced Home Helpers and Caregivers who can easily help the elderly with their spring-cleaning chores.
Call Senior Helpers STL Locally at: 636-695-3140
www.seniorcare-stl.com
Posted in: Aging Parents at Home, Caregivers, Fall Prevention, Help for Seniors with Disabilities, House Cleaning, Senior Care, St. Louis Caregiver Support.
Mar 16th, 2011
by Senior Helpers.
When seniors cannot or do not drive their own automobiles any longer, they do not have to give up their independence and freedom to get out and about. Our St. Louis errand service for seniors provides a host of senior errand services, such as:
- Grocery, hardware and personal shopping
- Gift shopping
- Prescription pick-up/drop-off
- Meal delivery from your favorite restaurants
- Going to the bank/post office/courthouse/utility office
- Checking in after storms, heat waves and cold snaps
- Transportation to doctor/dentist appointments, hairdresser appointments, church/synagogue and social activities
- And more
Transportation Help for Seniors and Home Caregivers
With our errand service for seniors in St. Louis, there is no more worrying about how you will get your shopping done, keeping an appointment or having to get out in bad weather. Seniors can have all their daily errands taken care of promptly by our trust-worthy, fully insured drivers. Additionally, seniors are not relegated to the confines of their home either, once they give up driving, but by using our elderly errand services, they, themselves, can take part in the errands that keep them mobile and socially active.
Our door-to-door senior errand services at Senior Helpers STL are insured, affordable, personal, convenient, reliable and safe. The customized errand services for seniors we provide will bring what you need to you or take you where you need to go, and do not forget, Senior Helpers also provides in-home caregiver services for your seniors and loved ones that need help at-home. We can assist with medical transportation, companionship, or even with some medical care services. Contact us about your family’s needs.
Contact Senior Helpers STL for Our St. Louis Errand Service for Seniors
Call Senior Helpers Locally at: 636-695-3140
Posted in: Caregivers, Help for Seniors with Disabilities, Medical Transportation Services, Senior Care, Senior Nutrition, St. Louis Caregiver Support, senior transportation.
Mar 2nd, 2011
by Senior Helpers.
When nursing home or full home health care is not needed, a home companion for seniors with disabilities – whether the disabilities are temporary or permanent – helps to minimize the effects of the illness or disability by removing the senior’s isolation and enhancing their overall well-being. Our home companions are specially trained in communicating with persons who have Alzheimer’s and related Dementia, Hearing Loss, Aphasia, and other senior disabilities that ensure a higher level of care for our clients.
Companion services for disabled seniors include helping the senior with everyday tasks such as going to the store and other shopping, running errands, taking out the trash, medication reminders, preparing a simple meal, basic housekeeping chores, or provide transportation to doctor’s appointments or social activities.
To improve the quality of their of life, keep their minds sharp, and their bodies physically active as is possible, home companions at Senior Helpers engage frail and disabled seniors in recreational activities such as board games, card games, puzzles and more. They also provide daily life activities such as reading to seniors or watching TV with them. And our companions to seniors are great listeners if the senior just wants to talk.
Our home companions provide compassionate, caring and professional elderly care for the disabled that enables our clients to remain living independently in the comfort of their own home for the rest of their days, or for as long as possible. The easiest way for you or your family to hire a professional, non-medical, home companion for a senior with disabilities, is by using our professional full-service Senior Helpers agency that can help consult on the type of care needed and match the right companion to assist with your senior’s needs.
Contact Senior Helpers STL Today for Our Home Companion Service for Seniors with Disabilities
Call Senior Helpers STL in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area – 636-695-3140
www.seniorcare-stl.com
Posted in: Caregivers, Help for Seniors with Disabilities, Senior Care, St. Louis Caregiver Support, St. Louis Senior Care News.
