Quick weekend visits with your dad are becoming more stressful. You arrive and find that he’s out of groceries, his laundry hasn’t been touched, and his home’s a mess. When you ask him, he’ll make excuses.
You end up canceling your plans and help him get caught up on household chores again. As you do, you notice he’s walking slower than he used to. His balance seems to be off, and he struggles to lift the vacuum or hamper. Is it time for light housekeeping services from an elder care agency?
The Areas Light Housekeeping Addresses
Elder care aides help with a lot of your dad’s routine household chores. Does his trash company pick up each week or every other week? If he struggles to keep track of the pick-up day, his caregiver can make sure his trash and recycling are outside in time.
Dishes
When he’s eaten his meal, does he struggle to wash the dishes, clean the dining room table, and put everything away? His caregiver can handle all of that. If he has a dishwasher, his caregiver will load things properly, set the correct cycle, and turn it on. When dishes are clean and dry, his caregiver will put everything away.
Laundry
Caregivers can make your dad’s bed when needed. If it’s time to change his sheets, they’ll do that, gather the laundry, and do the wash. It’s dried, folded, hung up, and put away for him, too. His bed is all set with clean sheets before his bedtime.
Floor Cleaning
Floors, carpeted or harder surfaces, are vacuumed or swept when needed. If your dad has pets and needs his carpets vacuumed more than once a week, his caregiver will vacuum as often as needed. Hardwood, tile, or vinyl floors are swept and dust mopped to remove hair, dust, and dirt.
Once the floors are cleaned, his caregiver can dust all furnishings. If there is clutter hanging around, such as throw pillows on the floor or pet toys in the hallway, his caregiver will put things where they go and lower the risk of your dad tripping and falling on them.
Mail Sorting
When the mail comes, your dad’s caregiver can bring things in, help him open packages and check the contents, and sort bills from junk mail. Junk mail is set aside for recycling, and the rest is organized for whoever pays the bills.
Plant Care
Finally, your dad has houseplants that he forgets to water. His caregiver can water them for him.
What Other Services Help Your Dad Each Week?
In addition to light housekeeping, consider arranging to have caregivers take your dad grocery shopping and help him run errands. If he’d like to have a caregiver cook meals and prepare snacks, that’s also a service offered by elder care aides. All you need to do to get started is make a call or complete the online form.
