In the summer when the house is shut up because the air conditioning is running it’s more important than ever to maintain good air quality. Seniors often have respiratory issues and trouble breathing that can be made worse by poor quality indoor air. Allergens like dust, pollen, and pet dander can build up indoors and make it difficult for your senior loved one to breathe, especially in the summer. Here are some things that you and home care assistance aides can do to improve the indoor air quality of your senior loved one’s home without any major renovations.
Hire Home Care Assistance Providers
House cleaning and sanitizing have a huge impact on indoor air quality, but often the tasks that most need to be done in order to maintain good air quality are the ones that seniors have the hardest time doing. No one likes vacuuming and dusting, but regular, even daily, vacuuming and dusting can significantly improve the indoor air quality in your senior parent’s home. Home care assistance aides can help with house cleaning and other household tasks like laundry to ensure that the house is getting cleaned often to help improve the air quality in the house. A care provider can also change the air filter on the furnace or air conditioner to make sure that pollutants are able to get filtered out.
Get The Air Conditioner And Furnace Cleaned Regularly
The furnace and air conditioner together account for a huge amount of the pollutants in the home. Over time pollen, dust, animal hair, and other debris can build up in the furnace and air conditioner. Even if the filters are kept clean some of the dust and pollen that gets into the HVAC can blow through the ducts and into the living spaces in the house. Getting your senior loved one’s HVAC and ducts cleaned regularly by a professional will really improve the quality of the indoor air that you and your senior loved one are breathing in.
Get Plants
Plants are a fantastic addition to your senior loved one’s home and they serve practical purposes as well as aesthetic ones. Plants purify the air and give off oxygen which everyone needs to breathe. They absorb carbon dioxide and function like living air cleaners. All plants are good to have in a senior’s home but some of them are better at cleaning the air than others. Money trees and other plants that are known for their air cleaning abilities should be placed strategically around the house to clean the air and release fresh air into the house.
Get An Air Purifier
Air purifiers are another thing that all senior homes should have. A good air purifier will cost less than one hundred dollars and can clean a very large room. When your senior loved one is enjoying their living room or the home care assistance provider is busy cooking you can surprise your senior loved one with a new air purifier that will keep them cool in any situation.
If you or a family member need to hire Home Care Assistance Services in Plainview NY or the surrounding areas, contact the caring professionals at Star Multi Care Services today at (631)956-8835. We are the Right Choice for Home Health Care Services!
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