How to help an elder person help themselves

improving home life for elders
so they can do more for themselves

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• wheels, screwdrivers, a friend to help move heavy furniture

1. Purchase ready made sturdy wheels from the hardware store near you.
   They come with screws or nails in the pkg..

2. Grab a strong friend and go to grams or gramps or a neighbors.
   Have tea or coffee.

3. Turn over the heavy furniture, and apply wheels.
   Lift furniture back up onto wheels and push in place.

4. Now gram/gramp, or other, can easily move these items to vacuume behind or just to change the look of the room.

5. They will be happier, and so will you, as they won't be calling you for help all the time.

Tips & Warnings

• this is not a good idea for infirm elders or elders with ballance problems