Preparing Your Home For Caregiving
PreWhen you choose, with a caregiver, a first step that you need before someone will take into your home, prepare your home for their arrival. Preparing your house for a disabled or sick adult is much like child-home care for an infant. Each room will have to go through, re-organized as needed and made as a proof of accident as possible.
Here's a room by room checklist to be used as guidelines only.
Common Living Areas
• Are all electrical andTelephone chords or backed out of the way to avoid stumbling over? Run your chords under carpets or furniture, they can be damaged or frayed and do not use nails or nails to secure them down.
• Will make your loved ones in a position lights on and off easily? If not, you can try to touch lamps or lamps that respond sound.
• Are easily open the doors and windows locked and secure?
• Are the paths to walk free from clutter?
• Where to get your loved one in a position toup and down from the sofa and chairs, easy and safe? If not, straight back chairs with armrests and fixed places can be a wise investment. You can also use a firm pillow to your existing chairs since I was a bit of height is to sit it easier for them to get up and get off.
• If your loved one is still able to use the phone, you might want a phone with large push buttons make it easy to buy, the dial out. Program all emergency numbers into speed dial, you can alsoWrite from the numbers down and it sticks to the wall next to the phone. Another good idea is to get an emergency call in case of falls or injuries.
• Get a wireless intercom system so you can be reached easily if the person needs assistance.
• Make sure a TV with remote control is available.
Kitchen
• Is your equipment in order?
• Are your pots and pans, dishes and food easily accessible?
• Are all combustible materials away from the stove?
• Are sharp objects in a safe place?
• Is there enough room to work?
• Call all kitchen outlets safely reached?
• Is it easy to eat in the kitchen, the dining area to transfer?
• Do turn off the sink faucets on and off easily and easily accessible?
Bathrooms
• Is the entrance to the bathroom, easily accessible and free of clutter?
• If your loved one in a position to be in and out of the> Shower and Bath safely on their own? If they do not have to install handrails on both the inside and outside the tub and shower. Please note that no towel rails are sturdy enough, or should be used as handholds.
• Make sure that the shower or tub waterproof wireless intercom assistance can be summoned if necessary.
• Can you shower your loved ones safe up is required or a chair? If you have a chair, with the purchase of a needslip.
• Have you put non-slip strips pads and a bathroom mat place?
• Have you installed a seat, a security framework or the handrail, so that your loved ones safe transfer to the toilet?
• Can be reached sockets, light switches and simple?
• Do you have a night light for midnight bathroom trips?
Bedrooms
• You will have to examine the purchase of an electric bed, when your loved one have problems, into and out of a regular bedsure.
• Can reach the bedside lamp out of bed?
• Is there a phone that can be reached from the bed?
• Is there a wireless intercom system that will be used to enable them to reach you in an emergency?
• Is there a clear path from bed to the bathroom?
• If you have loved a difficulty in and out of bed, you can use a trapeze bar to install them.
• Have you railing on the bed to ensure that your loved ones from falling out during theNight?
General safety information
• Have working smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers in your home? It is always a good idea to check at regular intervals to ensure that they function properly.
• Do you have to call emergency numbers like the hospital, fire, and 911 through the telephone, and any other emergency number?
• Have you put night lights in every room of the house, if your a hiker will love a night? That bitLight they will not make, help to prevent tripping and falling hazard.
Special equipment that you need
• A hospital
• One or cane and walker
• A wheelchair
• A bed, chest of drawers
• A lift – to get help and get out of bed
• Oxygen
• wireless intercom system
While this may seem like a lot of work on your side to make to your home, you are ready, it is not real. Go through each room one at a time and make a listThings that need to be done, based on your loved ones disability or illness. Perhaps you will find are more willing to have a caregiver when you thought you were.
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