Elderly Parents – A Non Handy man’s guide
As an elderly parent caregiver you are called upon to do a number of things that fall outside the guideline (there are guidelines?) of just a caregiver; personal nurse, cook, maid, psychologist, peacekeeper, self help guru and many, many more.
One role that few think about is the commonly known term of handy man.
Even though this type of chore may be uncharted territory for most of us driving up to see our parent on a ladder trying to repair something is enough to give us all chills. Once this situation happens, we begin to take on this role as well as what we do for them currently.
Someone who repairs or replaces light bulbs, fixes the commode, stops a leak, levels a picture or painting, props up the fence that has blown down, rakes the yard of debris and a whole host of chores inside and out.
To get ready for just such an occasion (and it will arrive before you know it)……… it is good to prepare with the correct equipment for the job(s) that come up almost seemingly daily. A do it yourself kit is a really convenience for both you and your parent.
A great deal of the time, looking for an elderly parents' tool kit or any tools really, at their home takes up more time than running out to the car or truck and retrieving your own set as you know just where you put them and what is located in the kit.
This list is small as every situation is different in each elderly parents home. To be armed with what seems to be trunk full of tools that you may never have used before is a scary thought, however not to have them with you when being a handy man is required, is a scarier thought indeed.
Any clerk at a home improvement store will be glad to provide a "kit" that includes all of the above and many things that through their experience can help you become and stay prepared.
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