When living alone, it is essential to keep the home tidy. This is especially true for seniors, as a clean home can help them stay safe and healthy.

However, simple chores like tidying up the house may become more challenging as your loved one ages. It might eventually become too difficult to clean shelves or remove debris from pathways if you have mobility concerns. Your loved one may also forget to run the dishwasher or remove their laundry from the washing machine occasionally, particularly if they have a disease that impairs their memory and cognition, such as dementia. Your loved one may need assistance if there are filthy dishes in the sink, stains on the counters, or clutter on the floor.

Fortunately, Visiting Angels Carlisle provides various living assistance services for elderly adults in Carlisle, Gettysburg, Chambersburg, and surrounding Pennsylvania towns, including help with light housekeeping. Our caregivers can assist your loved one with cleaning and organizing their house, improving their quality of life.

What's Included in Light Housekeeping

Because Visiting Angels Carlisle emphasizes a personalized, one-on-one approach to living assistance services, families often rely on our home care professionals for light housekeeping assistance. We will collaborate with you to assess what tasks your loved one needs help with while adhering to their schedule and everyday routine. That way, your loved one can receive assistance with everyday tasks on their terms.

Our light housekeeping services typically include:

• Help with doing laundry
• Washing dishes
• Cleaning countertops and other surfaces
• Dusting and sweeping
• Clearing walkways
• Cleaning bedsheets
• Taking out the garbage
• And more

How Do Seniors Benefit from Professional Living Assistance Services?

If your elderly loved one is having difficulty with simple household duties, a professional caregiver from Visiting Angels Carlisle may be able to help. Light housekeeping services are included as part of our living assistance services since they allow us to guarantee that clients stay secure and comfortable in their own homes.

Keeping the house clean can help remove germs from high-touch areas such as doorknobs, stair railings, and clothing frequently exposed to the outside world. This can help your loved one from getting sick, which is crucial since aging can weaken one's immune system.

Furthermore, cleaning the home regularly can reduce the likelihood of in-home fall risks. Messy walkways or puddles on the floor may cause your loved one to lose their balance and fall, resulting in serious injuries such as cracked or broken bones or head trauma. This might lead to a lengthy healing period or loss of independence.

At Visiting Angels Carlisle, we don't just stop at light housekeeping services. We offer a wide range of living assistance services for seniors, including help with maintaining personal hygiene, meal planning and preparation, medication reminders, errand running, and so much more. Aging in place can be made so much easier thanks to our professional and compassionate caregivers.

If you'd like to learn how Visiting Angels Carlisle can help your loved one, call us at 717-241-5900 today to schedule a free in-home consultation!