With shorter days and cooler weather on the horizon, it’s time for seniors to mind their checklist for safety and wellness. Home care experts recommend eight tasks to help get ready to enjoy fall. Senior homeowners should make sure they take care of the following important steps to have a healthy fall:
- Schedule your annual heating system maintenance.
- Adjust your home thermostat to suit the weather.
- Get out those sweaters and jackets to dress appropriately.
- Have your snow and ice removal tools handy.
- Avoid seasonal illnesses with proper hygiene and diet.
- Take advantage of the harvest of delicious produce and fruit.
- Ensure walkways are clear of slippery leaves.
- Change batteries in your smoke detectors.
This common-sense checklist can go a long way to making autumn something to look forward to. If you need help with any of them, alert your family or caregivers to give you a hand in getting them done.
Council of Seniors Wants Seniors to Enjoy Each Season
Extra retirement income can help with expenses to get ready for a change of season. Here at Council of Seniors, we’re dedicated to getting Congress to pass The SAVE Benefits Act. You need this bill to make up for inadequate annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) that have shortchanged you in some recent years. Once passed, eligible seniors will be reimbursed the $581 that’s belonged in their benefit all along.
Please sign our petition right away! Your help can be a game-changer in returning this money to seniors.
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