Allergy season is here. As pine and tree pollen, grass pollen, and others begin to irritate your mom’s sinuses, it’s time to help her out. Some people don’t experience bad allergies, but others can barely breathe and experience excruciating headaches and sinus pain. That’s your mom. Hire senior home care providers to assist her with her chores.
What can you do to make it easier for her to manage for the next few weeks?
Arrange Help With Housekeeping
Your mom may not have the energy needed to clean her home properly. Her senior home care aides can vacuum carpets and sweep hard flooring. If she needs her wood floors dust mopped, that’s something else caregivers can do.
Her caregivers can wash dishes, load the dishwasher, set it to run, and put clean and dried dishes away. Counters and stove tops are wiped down and disinfected. Sinks are rinsed out and faucet handles are wiped and sanitized.
If any items were left out, they’re put where they go. Pillows are fluffed, and beds are made. If your mom has an air purifier to help clean her air, a caregiver can make sure the air intake vents are clear of dust and pet hair and that the purifier is turned on.
Help Her with Timing Allergy Pills and Cook Her Meals
Remembering when she last took her allergy pill can be tough, especially if you have a pounding headache. Her caregivers can help her keep track of when she took a dose and how often she can take them.
Finding meals that are appealing is hard when your sinuses are congested. In addition to the lack of energy, allergies often impact how foods taste and smell. A caregiver can make simple, nutritious meals that are easy to eat and enjoyable, even if congestion is making your mom’s life difficult.
Have Senior Home Care Aides Do the Laundry
Once a week, your mom needs her sheets changed, but she just doesn’t have the energy. She can have a caregiver available to change her sheets each week, gather the dirty clothing, and hang fresh towels.
The gathered laundry is taken to the washing machine to go through the appropriate cycle. Once it’s washed, it’s moved to the dryer. Dried clothing, sheets, and towels are folded or hung up and put away.
Don’t Let Her Drive
Many over-the-counter allergy medications have side effects like drowsiness and dizziness. If your mom is taking allergy medications, driving is not advised. She needs to let someone else drive.
Instead of having to wait until one of her family members can visit, your mom can have a caregiver available to drive her to stores, businesses, and community or elderly centers. Her caregiver can bring her to the library for a reading group or a museum for a 65+ free admission day.
Senior home care services provide the assistance your mom needs until allergy season abates. Reach out to our senior home care agency to get prices and learn more about schedules.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Senior Home Care Services in Punxsutawney PA please contact the caring staff at Quality Health Services. Call (814) 251-9044
Quality Health Services is a trusted non-medical senior home care provider in Punxsutawney, Bellefonte, Jefferson, Brockway, Brookville, Clearfield, St Marys, Emporium, Philipsburg, and Dubois PA area.
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