Home service for haircuts and nails
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Anonymous
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My Dad is in his 90s and getting too fragile to go out for a hair cut. Are there services come to the house to give a haircut or trim his nails? He lives in NW DC. |
Anonymous
| We found AL offered this. They had salons in the facility. You would think it would be a great idea for a business-hygiene on wheels for the elderly, but there's probably too many liability issues because they can't ask medical history, but a person with dementia could lash out during a haircut and cause a dangerous situation. There's always the risk of clipping skin, causing bleeding and the person getting upset and when they get fragile enough they could have a fall from anything. |
Anonymous
| Regarding the nail clipping, I had a podiatrist who did house calls. It was covered by Medicare. This was about a decade ago when my dad lived with me. |
Anonymous
This makes more sense because you share medical information with a podiatrist so they know if it's a situation they can handle. |
Anonymous
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I’m sorry I don’t know about this area specifically for elders, but there are service providers who do this for the general population.
My parents are out of state but just by googling I managed to find a lovely lady who does manicure and pedicure (just cutting nails for my dad). She was a CNA I think and did the classes to do nails for her grandmother and realized what a need there is. |
Anonymous
| I have a stylist who comes to the house, makes it easy for me and the kids. I think it's 35 for them, 65 for me. She started doing it during the pandemic on people's porches, she has a whole mobile kit and sweeps up after. Clara Vargas: (301) 437-9212 |
Anonymous
Wow, the price is so reasonable. I will call her. Thanks! |
Anonymous
| The haircuts are simple for men. Get a pair of clippers and some guards. I use a 3 on the bottom and a 7 on the top for my family in summer, in winter I use a 3, 6, 10 and fade it up. |