Home help for an elderly person

Home help for an elderly person consists of supporting and/or assisting him or her in daily household activities and aims to enable the senior to live as long as possible and as independently as possible in his or her own home, while providing the necessary assistance, support and security.

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Here are the main components of home help for a senior citizen:

Shopping for the senior: Supplying the home with groceries and other household necessities such as medicines, cleaning products, hygiene items, etc.

Assisting with daily household chores : Performing household chores such as cleaning, vacuuming, laundry, ironing, keeping the senior’s flat clean, tidy and generally orderly. The caregiver assists the elderly person with various chores; hanging and stacking laundry, changing linens, towels, taking care of plants, helping pay household bills and other needed.

Home safety: The caregiver ensures the safety of the elderly person at home by ensuring order, removing obstacles, eliminating potential hazards, including broken, non-functioning items, and by installing (or having installed) assistive devices e.g.: handrails, handles, non-slip rugs.