Are You Afraid of Your Injured Parent Falling? How to Maintain Their Home to Prevent Injury

It has been reported that 87 percent of all fractures suffered by the elderly are due to falls, and you can prevent this from happening to your elderly parent. If your parent is currently having some problems with getting up and moving around the house or outside, and you worry about them caring for their property alone, it's time to reach out and get some help. Here are a few of the things you want to consider.

House-Cleaning Service

A house-cleaning service that can come into the property and do the following things would greatly help your aging parent:

  • Cleaning floors
  • Doing laundry
  • Cleaning bathrooms
  • Dusting

There may not be a lot of things for the cleaning company to pick up if it's just your parent living in the home, but preventing them from having to bend down and inhale chemicals is ideal for their comfort. You can ask that sheets be changed, towels be washed weekly, and more. Some things can also be done every other week instead of every day or every week.

Lawn-Mowing Service

Even if you don't mind doing the heavy work and doing the mulching and pruning of trees and bushes, you will still want to consider hiring a lawn-mowing service. This service will come and do the push mowing or riding that is needed, along with the trimming and blowing each week. You don't have to worry about your parent trying to operate machinery or getting too hot. If there are special projects that need to be completed, you'll want to get quotes to determine the cost before outsourcing the work.

Snow Shoveling or Plowing

The last thing you want is to have your parent out on the ice. Here are a few things you'll want to ask the snow-removal professional to do:

  • Clear driveway and all walkways
  • Put down salt when needed
  • Remove icicles from house
  • Report ice concerns to you

It's important to make sure that your parent doesn't slip and fall going to get the mail or trying to shovel or remove snow.

If you are very concerned that your parent will fall and get injured trying to do things that are no longer age appropriate for them, these are some great services you can look into to eliminate the burdens. Paying for these services is worth it if it is going to ensure your parent's safety and improve their quality of life at the same time.   

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