December 15, 2010
A Senior Home's Clutter Zones
Kitchen
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Cabinets with unused pots and pans.
Problem: a senior can fall trying to get to them. -
Freezer and refrigerator with expired and old food
Problem: a senior can suffer food poisoning or malnutrition. -
Bills on the counter and kitchen table.
Problem: unpaid bills.
Bathroom
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Expired medications in the medicine cabinets and old make-up.
Problem: missed medications and accidental overdosing; skin infections and irritations from expired make-up. -
Cluttered shelves.
Problem: inability to locate necessities. -
Using the bathtub to store papers.
Problem: hygiene.
Bedroom
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Papers and magazines on and under beds.
Problem: fire hazard. -
Too much clothing and shoes in the closet.
Problem: confusion and disorganization.
Stairways
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Magazines and shoes on the steps.
Problem: tripping hazard.
Basements
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A catch-all for everything.
Problem: rodents, mold and mildew.
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March 20, 2013 at 7:50 pm | Posted by Marilyn Graubert
Hoarders often believe they will live long enough to use, eat,wear,etc. I have found in parents home many,many packets of sweet and low or loaves of bread, just for the thought I will need/use in the FUTURE. Even when there is none really left. SAD
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