Charlotte, NC Home Safety: How an In Home Caregiver from Comfort Keepers Can Help

For additional information on fire safety, please contact our in home caregiver in Charlotte, NC and the surrounding area

If you're providing care for an elderly loved one, you usually focus on making sure they have food and shelter, paying their expenses, maintaining a clean-living space, and ensuring personal hygiene. What you may not be as cognizant of is the necessity of assisting your elderly loved one with more substantial tasks, such as making the house and yard secure, maintaining them regularly, and minimizing potential dangers. Every Comfort Keepers in home caregiver has the skills to assist with the basics, but they can also advise you and your loved one on how to best protect their health and well-being over time. Identifying trip and fall hazards, maintenance issues (particularly water or gas leaks), and fire dangers. These are all important steps to take toward a safer home in Charlotte, NC. Call now: (704) 980-7620.

Know the risks

Just 14 percent of Americans are seniors, but they account for 40 percent of fire deaths, according to the US Fire Administration. Slower response times, decreased mobility, and other health issues may increase the risk of injury or death in fires affecting the elderly. Yet, because elderly homes may lack modern fire detection and prevention equipment, elders may be at a greater risk from fires.

Check the home

Visit your elderly loved one at their Charlotte area house to double-check all the safety features, especially if they've been living there for a while. When we send a caregiver to your house, they might point out things like these that need your attention:

• Inspect smoke alarms for dead batteries.
• Check the status of the carbon monoxide detectors and inspect the stove, dryer, refrigerator, and other equipment for any signs of damage that could compromise their performance.
• Check the status of your home's mechanical equipment, such as your HVAC system, water heater, and stove.
• Investigate the places your loved one smokes and the manner in which they dispose of ash and spent tobacco.

Our actions have consequences, too

When it comes to fire safety, it's not only about checking that the smoke alarms and appliances are in good working order. Proper meal preparation in the kitchen helps lessen the risk of fires, burns, cuts, and food-borne infections, therefore food safety is also an issue. An in home caregiver can help with everything from shopping for groceries to preparing nutritious meals for your loved one.

Let an in home caregiver help you in Charlotte, NC

Comfort Keepers can provide peace of mind for families who worry about a loved one's well-being when they live alone in Charlotte, NC and the surrounding area. For more information on our all-inclusive in-home care programs and how an in home caregiver can assist you in ensuring that your loved one always has the highest possible quality of life, please contact us: (704) 980-7620.