Annotated Summary

Susan M. (2018) Why Clean Laundry is Important for Elderly Adults. Staff Relief Health Care Services. Retrieved from http://www.staffrelief.ca/elderly-care-vaughan-clean-laundry-important-elderly-adults/

This article focuses on the importance of clean laundry for the elderly and how home care providers can help solve this issue. Unwashed laundry can leave people feeling strained both physically and mentally. As these fabrics get dirtier with more use, bacteria and other harmful substances may settle on these fabrics and if left unwashed, the bacteria could bring around sickness and diseases. Thus, when not washed regularly, this can negatively affect elderly health badly. When the elderly wear clothes that are unclean and give off a bad odor, they may emotionally feel negative and shut themselves off from the world, increasing their loneliness. Having tidy clothes to wear will make the elderly feel positively better. The article states that having a home care provider will be able to complete all the chores that the elderly are unable to do for themselves. These specialists will be able to periodically wash the laundry in place of the elderly and even set up a timetable for when to wash the laundry. The article highlights that having a home care provider will be able to assure the elderly to be in good shape without having to strain themselves.

This article also provides a useful platform for our research project on the improvement of laundry baskets to do laundry. While the article leans towards hiring a home care provider to complete the chores for the elderly, some of the elderly may not be able to afford to hire a home care provider and end up having to do their laundry by themselves. This is where our product would come in handy to help the elderly with the laundry. This article provided us with useful information about the situations concerning the elderly, which is a relevant aspect of our research project.