How to Help the Elderly with Spring Cleaning
Many of us look forward to Spring-cleaning each year. I am no exception. I have been trying to make the most of the nice weather we have had lately to do just that. After having overdone it a bit last weekend, I found myself a little sore on Monday morning.
It was at this time that I noted how nice it would be for each of us to lend a helping hand to our elderly family members and/or neighbors who could use a little extra help with many of these tasks.
Give a little thought to helping out with tasks that would require them to get down on their hands and knees, those that would require the use of a step ladder or those that require extra exertion.
Indoors
- Washing insides and outside of windows
- Removing storm windows and inserting screens
- Changing the batteries in smoke detectors
- Installing window air conditioners
- Wiping down walls
- Vacuuming walls in the corners where walls meet the ceiling (cobwebs)
- Dusting the tops of tall objects (refridgerators, entertainment centers, etc. cupboards, etc.)
- Wash mirrors
- Moving interior furniture and doing a thorough job vacuuming
- Wiping down the woodwork
- Wiping off chandeliers and replace any burned out bulbs
Outdoors
- Taking them to the local nursery to pick out and purchase summer flowers
- Preparing flowerbeds for spring/summer plantings
- Planting flowers
- Vacuuming out the car
- Bringing seasonal furniture out of storage
- Bringing grills out of storage and cleaning them
- Replacing propane tanks in gas grills
- Trimming overgrown bushes
Lending a hand with the tasks outlined above can go a long way to helping reduce the number of falls in the elderly.
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