Home Instead Senior Care, Burbank

A Caregiver’s Guide to Spot Clutter Creep | CaregiverStress.com

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

A Senior Home’s Clutter Zones

Kitchen

  • Cabinets with unused pots and pans.
    Problem: a senior can fall trying to get to them.
  • Freezer and refrigerator with expired and old food
    Problem: a senior can suffer food poisoning or malnutrition.
  • Bills on the counter and kitchen table.
    Problem: unpaid bills.

Bathroom

  • Expired medications in the medicine cabinets and old make-up.
    Problem: missed medications and accidental overdosing; skin infections and irritations from expired make-up.
  • Cluttered shelves.
    Problem: inability to locate necessities.
  • Using the bathtub to store papers.
    Problem: hygiene.

Bedroom

  • Papers and magazines on and under beds.
    Problem: fire hazard.
  • Too much clothing and shoes in the closet.
    Problem: confusion and disorganization.

Stairways

  • Magazines and shoes on the steps.
    Problem: tripping hazard.

Basements

  • A catch-all for everything.
    Problem: rodents, mold and mildew.

A Caregiver’s Guide to Spot Clutter Creep | CaregiverStress.com

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