The Benefits of Personal Care at Home for Seniors
June 13, 2024
If you’re worried about your senior mom or dad because it seems like they might be having some trouble keeping up with their hygiene don’t worry. Personal care at home is available to help seniors with tasks like showering, brushing their teeth, and washing their hair.
Showering, getting dressed, and getting in and out of bed can be dangerous for seniors on their own, especially seniors who are living independently. When falls happen they most often happen when seniors are trying to take care of hygiene issues, cooking, or trying to get in and out of bed.
Personal care at home is specialized care for seniors who want to live in their own home. The care providers that specialize in this type of care have training in safe methods of helping seniors transfer in and out of bed. They also know how to safely help seniors of all shapes and sizes with tasks like safe bathing.
Some of the benefits of personal care at home for seniors are:
Safely Getting In and Out of the Shower
Caregivers help seniors enter and exit the shower or bathtub safely, reducing the risk of slips and falls. They can also help seniors shower without falling and help them get clean without the risk of losing their balance and falling. This is very helpful for seniors who are living alone, especially if they have a tub that they need to step into.
Temperature Control
Caregivers monitor and adjust the water temperature to prevent burns or discomfort from water that is too hot or too cold. Seniors have very thin skin that is sensitive to temperature, so water that is too hot can easily cause burns and be very uncomfortable for your senior parent.
Help Choosing the Right Clothes
Caregivers help seniors choose appropriate clothing for the weather so that your senior parent won’t be too warm or too cold. This assistance is a big help for seniors who have conditions like Alzheimer’s that make it difficult for them to assess what type of clothing they should be wearing.
Assisted Dressing
With personal care at home, your senior mom or dad also gets hands-on assistance with dressing so that they have help with buttons, zippers, and putting on socks and shoes. Seniors often fall trying to put on socks and other clothing items, so having assistance is a great way to make sure your senior mom or dad is safe at home.
Bed Height Adjustment
Care providers that specialize in personal care also can do things like make sure that your senior parent’s bed is set at the correct height to make it easy for them to get in and out of bed. And they can provide support while your senior parent is getting in and out of bed to make sure they don’t fall.
Transfer Assistance
Seniors that have mobility challenges, arthritis, replaced hips or knees, stiffness in the hips or knees, or weak arms or ab muscles may need a sling or other adaptive equipment to get in and out of bed. Caregivers have training in using adaptive equipment to make getting in and out of bed possible for seniors no matter what their physical challenges are.
If you or your loved one is looking for Personal Care at Home in San Jose, CA, please call Familiar Surroundings Home Care.
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