More and more seniors are choosing to live in their own homes instead of moving into a retirement community. They often maintain an active, healthy lifestyle and live with immediate family members.
On the other hand, two in five senior citizens live entirely by themselves. These are seniors who don’t necessarily require assisted-living services. General home maintenance is still a significant concern for lone senior residents, and that includes electrical safety. If one of your parents or grandparents lives alone, you’d want to get a reliable electrician to handle home electrical problems for when you can’t.
Here are some tips to consider when it comes to finding the best professional for your elderly loved one:
24-Hours Service
Most services are round-the-clock these days. At any time of the day or night, you can order food, among other day-to-day living needs. Emergency health response services specific to seniors are also widely available. But electrical emergencies can also happen at any time. Choose a home maintenance business that would take calls and send an electrician over even at unconventional hours.
A company that gives priority to phone calls as much as it does to online queries or requests is preferred. You would not want your grandma to unplug any appliance that had short-circuited as she might not be able to figure out the emergency app you installed on her phone.
Patience and Flexibility
An older person might take advantage of having someone in the house to assist with other related or unrelated concerns. There could a burning smell coming from an outlet, but maybe the senior is also having problems about why the TV is so loud all the time. Find an electrician who would be willing to fix the AC’s rattling and perhaps also move the couch to somewhere nicer, someone who isn’t strictly confined to a job description.
Expertise and Quality of Work
Employing the services of a tradesperson who knows what he or she is doing is commonplace for everyone. This is especially beneficial to an elderly household. Seniors are susceptible to stress-related illnesses. A reliably skilled electrician would ensure that the work rendered would stick. Having something fixed only for it to break down again after a few days would make anyone’s blood pressure shoot up. You can’t risk that with seniors. Their peace of mind and convenient living conditions must be taken seriously.
Multiple Disciplines
Get a maintenance company that has expertise in not just a few aspects of electrical safety. Specialisations in fire safety, home security, and even in communications technology are several specialisations that you should look for. Extensive experience in remote monitoring systems is another thing worth considering.
Worker Options
Women are more likely to live alone in their senior years. Thus, we can expect them to be particularly wary of whom they let into their home. They may prefer women workers as a form of a safety blanket. For whatever reason the clients may have, some companies dispatch a female electrician.
Seniors have lived a long, storied life with decades’ worth of experiences. Ensuring that they spend the latter chapters of their lives in comfort and safety should be in any caring child or grandchild’s list of priorities. They shouldn’t be burdened by the worries of house upkeep when there are services available that would make things less taxing for them.