Individuals who’ve ever spent time with young children appreciate precisely what a treasure trove of creativity results from a box stuffed with assorted odds and ends. Popsicle sticks, buttons, clothes pins, and paper clips can be modified from their normal routine uses into princesses, dragons, race cars, or a group of teddy bears – the prospects are endless!
Simply because we become older doesn’t mean we need to lose the creative skill to turn everyday objects into something new! In fact, these types of creative ideas take everyday items and transform all of them into useful senior home care tools!
Place a bar of soap within an old stocking and hang from the shower, in order to keep the soap from falling into the tub and creating a fall danger. And, washing with the stocking-wrapped soap provides the added benefit of exfoliation.
- Wrap rubber bands around cups to strengthen gripping effectiveness.
- Secure a drinking straw to a drinking glass with a regular wooden spring-operated clothes pin.
- Use a drop of fingernail polish on phone keys that are used most often, such as the “answer” button.
Even though high-tech devices tend to be exciting, research has shown that the vast majority of elderly people are generally reluctant to learn how to utilize them, preferring to make use of things with which they’re already comfortable. Taking those items with which they are comfortable and turning them into useful senior home care tools is the next logical step.
Want to learn more uncomplicated techniques to help mature adults enhance their quality of life? Contact Independence-4-Seniors Home Care in the Chicago, IL area at 630-323-4665.