Spring Cleaning for Retirees

By Stacey Himler

Declutter

As a first step in senior spring cleaning, seniors should focus on decluttering their home. This includes donating items they no longer need or use and organizing the items they actually want to keep. Taking on this task can help provide a sense of accomplishment and joy to seniors, while giving them more freedom of movement and easy access to their important items.

Create a Cleaning Schedule

Creating an organized cleaning schedule is essential for retirees who are maintaining a clean home. Scheduling time each week for tasks like vacuuming, dusting, and laundry can help make sure every base is covered so you don’t miss any vital steps.

Home Professionally Cleaned

Hiring professionals to clean your home makes life easier and helpful when it becomes physically taxing. Professional cleaners can save you time by completing larger tasks like deep cleaning carpets or shampooing furniture quickly and efficiently with specialized equipment. (You may also benefit from investing in a few high quality tools that help you get big jobs done with less effort, like steam mops or robotic vacuums.)

Make It Easier on Yourself

Make things easier by using additional housekeeping aids such as customized organizers that make it easy to store items, kitchen racks to place food where it’s easily accessible if needed, sturdy step ladders with secure handrails. Portable carts with swivel wheels also allow you to move heavier items around without having to lift them up higher than necessary.

Reduce Clutter Areas

Organizing regularly used areas in your home will help reduce clutter and free up some much-needed space.

Add shelving units for books, set up baskets for chargers or electronics accessories, install towel bars in bathrooms — which are great for hanging wet towels — and pull-out cabinets under sinks are great alternatives when living space gets tight.

Purge Clutter and Donate to Charitable Causes

Spring cleaning for seniors is much more than just getting rid of stuff – it’s about contributing to worthy causes as well.

Consider bringing value to your local community by donating items that you no longer need but could be beneficial to someone else. Take the time to sort through your things, keep what you love, and confidently give away the rest. Contact a few local charities to find out what items they are in need of and schedule a pick-up. It’s a great way to free up space and make a positive impact on your community at the same time!

Home Maintenance Challenges

Once you’ve made it through your spring cleaning tasks, prepare for home maintenance challenges. This might include setting up a schedule to mow the lawn or weed the garden, maintaining any outdoor furniture, regularly checking window frames and doors to ensure they’re secure, and occasionally cleaning out gutters. Keeping up maintains a safe and comfortable home.

Are you or a loved one getting ready to retire? If so, decluttering can be a helpful way to make life easier. Caring Transitions of Southern Delaware provides tips for seniors for both spring house cleaning and organizing for retirement. These simple hacks can help streamline the transition process, making it stress-free and seamless. Our compassionate and reliable professionals are available to help with downsizing and estate sales, so retirement can be enjoyed without worrying about decluttering!