If your senior parent has diabetes, they need to make sure they are taking care of their feet. Complications from diabetes can cause series problems with the feet can lead to immobility or even amputation. Managing diabetes is the best way to prevent foot problems, but there are also some things that your senior parent should be doing in addition to managing their diabetes to make sure their feet are healthy. If your mom or dad has trouble taking care of their feet, personal care at home is a great option for them.
Personal care at home is specialty care that helps seniors safely shower, brush their teeth, take care of their nails, and take care of their feet. Personal care at home can also help seniors use these foot care tips:
Daily Foot Inspection
Seniors with diabetes need to check their feet daily for things like cuts, blisters, redness, swelling, or nail infections. Personal care at home can help your mom or dad check their feet for any signs of foot problems or poor circulation.
Maintain Good Hygiene
Good hygiene is very important when seniors have diabetes. Personal care at home is a good way to make sure that your mom or dad is washing their feet daily with soap, moisturizing, and checking for any skin problems.
Wear Diabetic Friendly Footwear
Shoes that are too narrow or tight can cut off circulation in the feet and make problems associated with diabetes worse. Make sure your mom or dad has supportive footwear that fits them properly. And, check their socks often. They should be wearing loose cotton socks designed for diabetics that will let the sweat evaporate from their feet.
Regular Medical Pedicures
Seniors with diabetes should get regular medical pedicures from a medical spa. At a medical spa your mom or dad will get a sanitizing foot spa bath with jets to improve circulation. Then they will get their nails cut safely, ingrown nails will be removed, and the feet will be exfoliated and moisturized.
A home care provider can make sure that your mom or dad is able to get to their medical pedicure if you can’t take them because you have work or other responsibilities.
Wear Compression Socks Or Stockings
If your mom or dad has edema, or swelling, in their legs they may need to wear compression socks or stockings to help improve circulation and minimize the swelling. Ask their doctor about compression socks or stockings.
Compression socks can be purchased over the counter, but compression stockings require a prescription. If your mom or dad’s doctor thinks that compression garments can help with their circulation and keep swelling under control they may need help getting their compression garments on.
Compression socks and stockings can be difficult for seniors to put on by themselves because they are designed to be extremely tight and form fitting. A home care provider can make sure that your senior parent is wearing their compression stockings or socks if their doctor wants them to wear compression garments.
If you are considering personal care at home in Memorial, TX for an aging loved one, please call the caring staff at At Your Side Home Care. We will answer all of your senior care questions. Call today: (832) 271-1600.
At Your Side Home Care, provides exceptional home care assistance for seniors and families in Houston, West Houston, Katy, Memorial, The Heights, Spring Valley, Garden Oaks, Hunters Creek, River Oaks, Hilshire Village, Galleria, Cinco Ranch, Spring Branch, Sugar Land, Missouri City, Richmond, Rosenburg, Piney Point, Bay City and surrounding areas.
Our Certified Nurse Aides, 24-Hour Live-in Assistants and Home Health Aides are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We also provide the security and confidence of 24-hour Telephone Assistance, so fast, reliable help is always available when it's needed. To learn more about our homecare services see our homecare services page.
Different people need different levels of homecare. To meet the requirements of our clients, At Your Side Homecare maintains consistent staffing levels of caring professionals. Homecare service is available for as little as a few hours a week, or as many as 24 hours a day, seven days a week
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