When seniors are aging in place, one of the downsides that come with living at home are home emergencies. These can happen at any time of the day or night. Things like a broken pipe, a fire, a blown fuse, a flooded basement, a leaking roof, and other problems are more than just irritating to deal with. Sometimes they can be dangerous.
For example, an overflowing toilet can create a hazardous mess in the bathroom. A leaking pipe or ceiling can create a slippery floor that can make seniors fall. Home emergencies are a fact of life, but there are some things that seniors who want to live at home as they get older can do to deal with them.
Get 24-Hour Home Care
24-hour home care is the best protection for seniors that are aging in place. When seniors have 24-hour home care they are never alone. There is always someone awake and alert around the clock who can step in to handle any emergencies that occur. It doesn’t matter if it’s a cracked window or your senior parent needs to go to the emergency room in the middle of the night.
When your senior parent has 24-hour home care, they have someone in the house with him who can handle the problem, no matter what that problem is. Which will give you peace of mind knowing that your senior parent isn’t dealing with a crisis alone.
Have a Home Warranty
There are many companies that offer home warranty services. These services can be very beneficial to seniors. They work like insurance. If there is a home emergency like the roof is leaking or even if an appliance breaks down, your loved one just has to call and the company will send their own trusted contractor or repair person to the house right away to fix it. Then, they will just pay a deductible. Seniors that have a warranty service don’t have to worry about finding a contractor or what an emergency repair will cost. They just have to make a call.
Have a Landline Phone
Seniors should really have a landline phone in addition to a cell phone. Cell phones run out of battery, and if there is a problem with the power or your senior parent doesn’t know where the charger is for the phone they may not be able to summon help if they need it. With a landline your senior parent will always be able to call for help even if the electricity and Internet are out.
Have an Exit Plan
Seniors also need to have an exit plan that will allow them to get out of the house safely if the main exits are blocked or not accessible because of a home emergency. It’s a good idea to go over the floorplan of the house with your senior parent and identify a route out of the house that your senior parent can use in the case of an emergency.
If you or an aging loved one are considering 24-Hour Home Care in Pacific Beach, CA, please contact the caring staff at Aaron Home Care. (619) 880-5522
A Trusted Home Care Agency Serving La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Point Loma, San Diego, UTC, La Mesa, Chula Vista, Coronado, Bonita, Eastlake and the surrounding areas.
In 1999, Aaron was named Residential Program Manager of a group home for disabled adults in Arlington, Virgina. Here, he built a reputation for being compassionate with his clients and efficient in company operations. In the years that followed, Washington DC’s human services field went through unprecedented reform when the city was fined $11 million for the previously unchecked abuse, neglect, and exploitation of the very population it was supposed to protect. In 2005, Aaron was selected by a watchdog company to co-create and implement a monitoring system to safeguard and advocate for the system’s most vulnerable residents. This system is still in use today.
Aaron is now using his unique gifts and profound experience in the human service field to provide San Diego County Seniors with dependable, compassionate caregivers through Aaron Home Care.
He currently serves on the board of the San Diego Regional Home Care Council and is an active member of the Senior Advocate Network of San Diego.
Aaron Home Care is a member of the American Board of Home Care and is accredited by the Better Business Bureau.
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