With Spring truly underway, you might be considering giving your home some tender love and care. Now is the perfect time to get your living space in order before summer comes around. But before you tackle the task head-on, remember that there are some specific considerations you must keep in mind as you get older. Especially when it comes to mobility, physically taxing tasks, and getting to hard-to-reach places, seniors should look for solutions that maximize safety and convenience. Here are our top house cleaning tips to help you through it!
Work in small chunks of time
You don’t have to clean your entire home from top to bottom in one afternoon. To make things easier on your back, knees, and other joints, divide up your cleaning tasks into smaller increments throughout the day. Just set aside 15 or 30 minutes at a time when you have some energy and focus on a few areas of the house at a time. We recommend putting a list together of all the things you need to clean and ticking one item off a day.
Leave the heavy lifting to someone else
Never move bulky furniture or equipment to clean off dirt and grime. Use a vacuum cleaner or an extendable-handled microfiber mop instead. As a senior, you must exercise particular caution when cleaning areas like the surfaces beneath the couch or places behind the refrigerator. It’s not smart to be stubborn in these kinds of situations. Instead, try to be more willing to accept when we need help (it can be hard, we know) and ask for help from family and neighbours or hire assistance when needed. This may be difficult at first, but in the long run, it will lead to happier and less stressful daily living.
Use cleaning tools to help you reach tight spaces
You can find a very long, extendable-handled microfiber mop that allows you to clean hard-to-reach areas with ease. The ceiling, tops of cabinets and shelves, corners, underneath the toilet and sink — these are all places you can now easily reach with this cleaning tool. When you vacuum windows, don’t try to clean them while standing on a chair. Instead, use a glass cleaner and spray bottle or an extendable pole with a window squeegee to reach the high spots without straining your back. Always vacuum instead of mopping to get the job done faster, safer and better!
Focus on decluttering your home first
Before you even start to think about dusting, spraying or vacuuming your home, you need to make sure that everything inside is in good shape for cleaning. It may seem like a lot of work, but you can break it down into smaller tasks, such as tackling each room one by one. Decluttering your home will make all the difference when it comes to the scrubbing and cleaning part.
Always remember to put your safety first when it comes to cleaning. by following these house cleaning tips. If you have a special cleaning task that you can’t complete by yourself, don’t hesitate to ask for help from your family, friends, or a professional. A little help can go a long way!
