Homemaking
Homemaker serving a meal, Meal preparation, Cleaning, Laundry, Making beds, Changing light bulbs and more!
Light Housekeeping
Think of it like having an assistant: all the tasks that a senior isn’t able to take on anymore will now be the work of the homemaker. Some seniors might still be able to do a lot of the housework, while others might find that once-easy tasks like laundry, dog-walking, gardening, and grocery shopping have become too time-consuming, tiring or stressful to take on. If a senior is expressing that they’re overwhelmed by the amount of work there is to do around the house, consider hiring a homemaker to take on one or more of the following responsibilities:
Laundry
Laundry is one of those chores that just has to get done. Whether you do a load every day or once every few weeks, doing laundry is an important ritual that makes sure you are able to look and feel your best.
Broadly speaking, laundry is categorized as ADLs those routine and instrumental tasks we all must take on in order to remain independent, safe, and stable at home. Like other ADLs, doing laundry can become more difficult to manage as we grow older.
Making beds
Use fitted bottom sheets so that the sheet has few wrinkles in it. Wrinkles add extra pressure to the person’s skin and may cause bedsores. If you can, try to make the bed when the person is normally out of bed (e.g., taking a bath, sitting in a chair). Try to avoid extra efforts to get the person out of bed so that you can change it. The more natural the effort, the less trouble for everyone.
