Household chores are hardly anyone’s favorite pastime. And as your elderly loved one has aged, she might be finding that doing the laundry is not only tedious, but it has also become a chore that is a struggle for her. If your loved one is struggling to keep up with her laundry needs, the good news is that you can have someone like a senior home care provider come to the home and help with laundry.
Some Reasons Laundry is Tough for Elderly Seniors
As a senior, your loved one is more prone to certain health issues that may make doing a “simple” load of laundry overwhelming and possibly could cause her to injure herself.
It’s physically too difficult. Your loved one might have a health condition like rheumatoid arthritis that causes her to have back pain, or she might have bad knees that make carrying a load of laundry up the stairs difficult.
Her coordination may be lacking. Some diseases like Parkinson’s can make controlling motions difficult for seniors making tasks like ironing, folding clothes, and buttoning shirts for hanging a struggle.
It’s too confusing. If your loved one has dementia, measuring out laundry soap, remembering to separate dark colors, or even just remembering to do laundry might be hard for her.
Why Clean Laundry Matters
Clean laundry is more than just getting rid of stains. Clean laundry can prevent the spread of bacteria, eliminate allergens in the home, and reduce the risk of skin irritation developing. Not only that, it gets rid of bad odors and unsightly stains. Clean laundry is also good for mental health, providing a sense of accomplishment and achievement. A clean towel, clean bedsheets, and clean clothes can all contribute to a more welcoming, more healthy home in many ways.
Five Ways a Senior Home Care Provider Can Help Alleviate Those Laundry Blues
Laundry often only needs to be done several times a week so a regularly scheduled visit from a senior home care provider can bring the relief from laundry chores that your loved one needs.
Making sure laundry gets done regularly. With a regular visit from a senior home care provider, laundry won’t pile up for weeks, creating an unpleasant stench and possibly even welcoming pests. Your loved one won’t have to dig through dirty clothes to try to find something to wear and she’ll always have clean undergarments in her drawers.
Carrying laundry upstairs. If your loved one lives in a multiple-story home, a senior home care provider can help her prevent injury by bringing laundry up or down the stairs as needed to clean it and then return it to where it belongs.
Folding. If your loved one struggles physically with folding clothes, a senior home provider can help her get her clothes neatly folded and put away.
Organization. A senior home care provider can help your loved one sort socks, hang her shirts properly, and put all of the “winter” clothes in one area. These tasks can make it easier for your senior to find what she needs when she needs it.
Ironing. One laundry chore that can become dangerous for some seniors is ironing. If your loved one has clothes that need to be pressed and ironed, a senior home care provider can take care of that task.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Senior Home Care Services in Sequoyah Hills TN, please get in touch with the caring staff at Senior Solutions Home Care. (865) 539-5224
Senior Solutions Home Care is a Trusted Home Care Agency serving Knoxville, Old City, Fort Sanders, Old Sevier, Edgewood, North Knoxville, Forest Heights, Sequoyah Hills, Knox County, and surrounding areas.
Over the years, we have expanded, providing service in all 95 counties throughout Tennessee, and we now have a growing presence in Georgia.
Senior Solutions is recognized as a top 5% independent agency and a three-time Inc. 5000 honoree in 2018, 2019, and 2020. These types of awards matter to us because they show growth in our goal of eventually touching a million lives. We’re excited to continue that growth and to touch even more families with our commitment to quality care!
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