Spring Cleaning Help is Available
by Lisa Schmidtke
Spring is almost here (ignore the snow) and with warmer weather
and brighter skies comes spring cleaning! The task sounds daunting
for any able bodied, energetic person, let alone for someone who
has difficulty reaching for cobwebs, bending to do yard work or lifting
heavy boxes. That's why it's important to enlist a chore services
professional to make sure you don't spend all summer recovering from
your spring cleaning.
If you're one of "those neighbors" that still has your Christmas
tree lights up, don't worry! You can hire Christmas Décor
to take them down and while their there you can schedule your holiday
decorating for next winter. Seasonal Impressions will also help you
with your exterior holiday decorating and offer you interesting products
such as the Mosquito Killing System, Gutter Brush and mulching services
to prepare you for summer.
Next, it's time to take a good look at home and yard maintenance.
Make your list then call Senior Community Services. Their H.O.M.E.
(Household and Outside Maintenance for Elderly) program is a homemaker,
maintenance and chore services program for the elderly in many Twin
Cities suburbs. They maintain a core staff of trained individuals
and clients are asked to pay for services based on ability (sliding
fee scale). ElderCircle helps seniors and disabled adults in Itasca
County stay in their homes by offering services to help with yard
care and snow removal. They also developed ElderCircle Chore Corp
which is a list of businesses in Itasca County that seniors can trust
to be fair, affordable and respectful.
The mere thought of an entire top-to-bottom spring clean may be
reason enough to procrastinate so maybe you just need a little organization.
Provenience Senior Concierge Services p rovides an objective and
convenient single point of contact to access and manage senior home
care services, including home maintenance. Organize Plus provides
creative solutions to reduce stress, increase productivity and bring
order back into your life.
If hiring a home maintenance crew is beyond your budget, there's
still ways to get help. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society,
Minnesota Chapter is providing up to $1000 reimbursement for people
with MS to purchase chore services such as household chores, yard
work, snow removal, housekeeping and errands. Volunteers of America
provide services for seniors and people with special needs including
chore services, transportation and assisted/independent living options.
The goal of so many seniors and disabled citizens is simply to stay
in their home. A large part in achieving that goal is ensuring that
the owners can maintain their home safely. Before you think about
needed repairs, please research and consider businesses and organizations
whose expertise can handle your project.
Christmas Decor - 763-694-0295
ElderCircle -
www.eldercircle.org/choreservices.htm
Provenience Senior
Concierge Services - 651-341-6763 - www.proveniencecare.com
Senior Community Services
- (952) 888-553 - www.seniorcommunity.org
Volunteers of America
- www.voa.org/minnesota/subpage.cfm
Cleaning Authority
- 952-829-0577 - www.thecleaningauthority.com
Common Sense Services
for Seniors - 651-552-0288 - www.commonsense4seniors.net
CottageCare -
952-944-8020 - www.cottagecare.com/locator/minnesota.htm
Home and Life Organization - 952-361-4247
Molly Maid - 952-401-1890
Organize Plus - 952-361-3409
- www.organizeplus.org
Provenience
Senior Concierge Services - 651-341-6763 - www.proveniencecare.com
Senior
Community Services - 952-541-1019 - www.seniorcommunity.org
Lisa Schmidtke is the
President and Founder of Housecalls Network. Their Web site ,
www.housecalls-network.com , contains
a directory of resources that can help the growing population
of seniors, disabled people and their caregivers live independently.
Housecalls Network also sells aids for daily lving and adaptive
clothing. Lisa Schmidtke can be reached by email at lisa@housecalls-network.com or by phone at 952-221-0722. Housecalls Network does not
endorse any particular provider. They assume no responsibility
for transactions between the readers of this article and listed
organizations.
