April is National Lawn Care Month. This is the ideal opportunity for you as a family caregiver to recognize the importance not just of the care you directly give your parent, but the ways you help them to create and maintain a healthy, safe, and enjoyable living environment. When thinking of all the ways you care for your senior, lawn care is probably not something that immediately comes to mind. Taking care of their outdoor surroundings, however, can be a fantastic way of encouraging your loved one to enjoy more time outside their home, promote physical activity, and even spend quality time with your parent. Getting your senior involved in taking care of their lawn gives them a sense of autonomy and importance and can be especially valuable to those elderly adults who have always taken pride in their lawn and the effort they put into it.

Some ways you can get your senior involved in taking care of their lawn include:

● If your senior has the physical strength and capacity, have them help you rake. Removing leaves, cut grass, and other debris creates a more attractive lawn, and reduces pest activity
● Have your parent be responsible for watering the grass and any decorative growth when necessary
● Recognize the value of the wildlife in any lawn and set up a bird feeder with your parent. They can then fill the feeder and enjoy watching their feathered friends come to visit them
● Create a garden with your parent. Pick out flowers together and plant them. You can then spend time together regularly tending to the garden and keeping beautiful throughout the seasons
As with any other physical activity, it is important to not let your parent push themselves too hard. Keep them properly hydrated and protected from the sun and bugs while outside. Remind them that a little bit of work at a time adds up, and you don’t have to tackle the entire landscape on the same day.

There isn’t just one set benefit to home care for an elderly adult. The completely customizable nature of the care means that each elderly adult gets out of it what they need to live their best life as they age. With services ranging from transportation to meal preparation to medication reminders to assistance with activities to daily living to help with mobility issues, this care is tailored to the challenges your senior faces and the life they want to live. As a family caregiver, you can rely on an in-home senior care services provider to help your parent stay safe and healthy, but also to maintain more independence and pursue a satisfying lifestyle as they age in place.

If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring a Caregiver in Anderson, SC, contact Heart of the Carolinas Home Care at 864-991-3116. Providing Home Care Services in Greenville, Simpsonville, Greer, Anderson, Spartanburg, Mauldin, Seneca, Laurens, Charleston, Columbia and the surrounding areas.

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Edward Harrison

Founder at Heart of the Carolinas

Edward Harrison founded the Heart of the Carolinas Homecare in 2007 when he saw there was a need for caregivers that provide non-medical home care services, at a price that most people could afford. It was standard in the industry to require hourly minimums and it was common to be assigned a caregiver, not matched with one based on your individual personal needs. Edward understood that to make a successful relationship between caregiver and client, skills were not enough, personality and compatibility plays as much a role as do skills.

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