As long as a person remains living at home, that person will likely keep doing things in the kitchen. This remains true for those who need senior care. Oxnard, CA residents can make kitchen tasks easier and safer — and even more enjoyable — with just a few inexpensive and simple gadgets. We’ll talk about a few in this post.
These items, and others, are especially great for people in need of arthritis care for the elderly. Oxnard, CA stores may sell a number of them. But if not, they can be found online for purchase.
But some people struggle with finding things online — don’t worry, it happens to everyone. If you have trouble shopping online, you can count on the experts in elderly assisted living at Home Instead. Our CAREGivers will help to find items online, purchase them, and have them delivered. Then, when the items arrive, Home Instead CAREGivers who provide elderly day care in Oxnard, CA can aid in unboxing and using the items.
The first item is an ergonomic can opener. If you get one with a locking mechanism that will make the process even better. Regular can openers frequently are difficult to use. They are difficult to keep on the can, to grip, to turn, and, well, they’re just difficult to use all around. Your senior companion care giver from Home Instead could open cans for you, but if he or she is not around, cans will be easier to open with an ergonomic can opener.
The second item is a jar opener. Jars pose problems for people to open long before arthritis sets in and makes it impossible. A handy jar opener has gripping pads and uses leverage to make the task very easy. Shop online or in a local store for a jar opener that fits your budget and that is easy to use!
Our third item is an anti-fatigue mat. Standing still for a long time in one place can get painful — the ankles, the knees, and the hips don’t like it. Some kitchens may be set up to allow a person to sit, whether on a stool or chair while preparing food. But not many are, and stoves never allow this arrangement. But if you do need to stand, the best thing you can do is put down a thick anti-fatigue mat wherever you are likely going to stand while preparing food or cooking, or even at the sink.
Our fourth item is a reaching stick. Some people have a stick they use to knock unbreakable items from shelves, but what about the breakable ones? Or what about items that fall on the floor? Reaching up and bending over to the ground can both can be problems that the elderly face. A good reaching stick can make that problem a thing of the past. You can find a reaching stick with a claw on it online.
These are just a few of the many handy items that can make the experience in the kitchen so much better!
But none of them can replace having good help from a caring CAREGiver of Home Instead, the best elderly companion agency near Oxnard, CA. The trained, licensed, and bonded CAREGivers of Home Instead will happily aid in the kitchen, and they will help you to shop for helpful items like these.
Contact Home Instead today for a virtual consultation or an in-home assessment. Contact us online or call at 805-429-9789.
