Essential activities of daily living checklist for caregivers

As our seniors get on in years, some activities that used to come easily become burdensome and demanding. For some older adults, this change is gradual. It is important to note where the older adult requires help and be sensitive to their needs. While every older adult requires help with activities of daily living, caregivers at A Better Solution Home Care understand the need to personalize their assistance for each senior. Essential activities of daily living checklist for caregivers by A Better Solution Home Care includes assisting with

Dressing and Grooming

As seniors age, tending to themselves every day can become tiresome. Caregivers at a Better Solution Home Care understand that dressing and grooming every day can have a positive impact on their health and overall lives and so is included in essential activities of daily living checklist for caregivers. Thus, A Better Solution caregivers assist seniors with trimming their nails, combing their hair, and shaving their beards. Caregivers also assist seniors with buttons, hooks, and zippers on their clothes and shoe laces. This can help seniors look and feel refreshed and ready to tackle the day’s schedule. 

Bathing and Toileting

Bathing and toileting are one of essential activities included in the essential activities of daily living checklist for caregivers that every older adult requires help with. Most seniors suffering from mobility problems or other physical illnesses need help getting on and off the toilet and maintaining proper hygiene. Caregivers at A Better Solution are fully trained to assist these seniors with the dignity and respect they deserve, ensuring cleanliness and preventing infection. 

Medication reminder

Seniors suffering from old age or cognitive decline tend to either forget to take medicines or mess up the dosages. Caregivers at A Better Solution Home Care understand the necessity of the correct dosage of medicine for their health and so, meticulously manage their medications and include medication reminders in their essential activities of daily living checklist for caregivers.

Mobility Assistance

Most older adults suffer from various mobility and balance problems, making it difficult to walk, sit, or stand without assistance. Caregivers at A Better Solution are professionally trained to provide the seniors under their care with mobility assistance. This includes help with walking, sitting, or standing after sitting in one place. This also includes transferring bedridden patients from bed to wheelchair or vice versa, offering the older adults under their care a reprieve from being in the same position for too long. 

Feeding

Most adults suffer a decline in their manual dexterity and coordination in old age and are unable to feed themselves to fulfill their daily caloric needs. Caregivers at A Better Solution understand the importance of a nutritious meal and include feeding in essential activities of daily living checklist for caregivers. Our caregivers are trained to ensure that the older adults under care receive proper nutrition from home-cooked meals and any assistance they may require with feeding. 

Caregivers at A Better Solution Home Care understand the importance of assisting seniors with the essential activities of daily life, all the while ensuring that older adults maintain their sense of dignity and independence.