Warm weather is coming, and that means your senior parent who is living at home may need some extra help. Now that summers are getting hotter and more intense seniors need to make sure that they are protecting their health. Heat-related illnesses can be deadly for seniors. Seniors often have trouble regulating their body temperature. That’s just something that happens as people get older. But now that summers are regularly hitting temperatures that are way above normal it increases the risk of your senior parent having a heat-related illness. Senior home care providers can make sure that your senior parent is ready for the hot weather.
Many seniors live in homes that don’t have air conditioning because air conditioning wasn’t necessary in their area when they bought the home. Senior home care can help protect your senior parent from heat-related illnesses this summer.
Some of the ways that senior home care helps seniors stay safe in extreme heat are:
Getting The Home Ready For Hot Weather
A senior home care provider can go through your senior parent’s home and make suggestions that can help minimize the heat in the summer. They may suggest ceiling fans, box fans, window air conditioning units, thermal curtains, and other things that can help keep your senior parent safe when the summer heat hits.
Encouraging Your Senior Parent To Drink More
Dehydration is something that already impacts most seniors. When seniors are sweating in the heat and losing even more fluids they can quickly become severely dehydrated. A senior home care provider will encourage your senior parent to drink water regularly throughout the day so they stay hydrated. They also may do things like make homemade popsicles and other treats to tempt your senior parent to stay hydrated.
Preparing Their Summer Clothing
A senior home care provider can go through your senior parent’s summer clothes to make sure they have enough light summer clothing. And they can get those clothes out of winter storage, wash them, fold them, and make sure they’re ready to wear. If your senior parent needs more cool cotto or linen clothing a care provider can let you know what your senior parent needs so you can get it for them.
Making Sure Your Senior Parent Has Sun Protection
If your senior parent has not bought a new tube of sunscreen since you went to the beach when you were 7 they need some new sunscreen. A senior home care provider can take stock of what sun protection items your senior parent has. And they can make a list of what they need like sunscreen, a sunhat, and new sunglasses.
If your senior parent needs to go to the eye doctor to get prescription sunglasses a senior home care provider can make an appointment for your senior parent and take them to the appointment. That way, your senior parent will be ready for the hot weather when it arrives.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Senior Home Care Services in Edgewood TN please contact the caring staff at Senior Solutions Home Care. (865) 539-5224
Senior Solutions Home Care is a Trusted Home Care Agency serving Knoxville, Old City, Fort Sanders, Old Sevier, Edgewood, North Knoxville, Forest Heights, Sequoyah Hills, Knox County, and surrounding areas.
Over the years, we have expanded, providing service in all 95 counties throughout Tennessee, and we now have a growing presence in Georgia.
Senior Solutions is recognized as a top 5% independent agency and a three-time Inc. 5000 honoree in 2018, 2019, and 2020. These types of awards matter to us because they show growth in our goal of eventually touching a million lives. We’re excited to continue that growth and to touch even more families with our commitment to quality care!
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