Senior Home Care: Tips For Purifying The Air In Your Senior’s Home
According to studies that have been done approximately 1 in 7 seniors have some type of lung disorder that makes breathing difficult. During the winter months when seniors who are aging in place need to keep their homes shut up because of the cold, the air inside can get stale and can make lung ailments worse for seniors. If you and their senior care providers want to make sure that your senior loved one with a lung disorder has fresh and clean air inside their home throughout the winter and all year long you can use some of these tips.
Have Senior Home Care Aides Dust and Vacuum Daily
Dusting is a household chore that most people really don’t like, but it’s essential for keeping the air quality good inside a home. So is vacuuming, especially if your loved ones have pets. These chores should be done daily, but at a minimum the need to be done three times per week. If you can’t get over to your senior’s home to dust and vacuum on a regular basis a senior home care provider can come in and take care of dusting, vacuuming, mopping, laundry, and other chores that will help your elderly loved ones stay healthy at home.
Get Plants
Plants are fantastic for purifying and cleaning the air in a home. You can choose low maintenance plants like air plants or succulents which don’t need a lot of attention in order to thrive if you are worried that taking care of them will be difficult. A senior home care provider can also look after the plants when they are at your loved one’s home to cook, clean, and do other chores. Plants also create a happier environment that will promote good emotional health as well as good physical health.
Use An Air Purifier
An air purifier is a smart investment. A high quality air purifier with a HEPA filter can filter out a lot of the dust, pet dander, and other allergens in the air so that your elder will be able to breathe better while they are inside. If your parents have serious lung conditions you might want to consider installing a whole house air filter on the existing HVAC system so that the entire house will have cleaner air all the time. But if that’s not feasible then having one or two high quality portable air purifiers will dramatically improve the air quality. Remember to change or clean the filters regularly.
Use Humidifiers
Dry air can trigger allergies, asthma, and breathing problems for seniors. During the cold weather when the house is closed up and the heat is running all the time the air inside can get very dry. Running cool mist humidifiers in the main rooms of the house and using fans to circulate the moist air will make breathing a lot more comfortable for the seniors who are living in the home. Just make sure that you are using distilled or filtered water in the humidifiers so that the don’t develop a hard to remove chemical buildup.
Source: https://www.webmd.com/lung/copd/news/20150106/about-1-in-7-older-adults-has-some-form-of-lung-disease-cdc
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Angels of Mercy Private Homecare has been providing in-home care services since 2002 throughout the Macon and Middle Georgia Area.
Angels of Mercy Private Homecare Services provides in-home care that improves the lives of the clients. Our services help them maintain the highest possible level of independent living. We provide In-home private duty care and care management services for seniors throughout the Middle Georgia area.
Our CNA (certified nursing aides), caregiver, and companion services allow our clients to age in the place where they feel most comfortable and secure - at home. Combine our Home Care Services, with our Geriatric Care Management component, and we provide the most comprehensive assistance for the Middle Georgia areas seniors.
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