As the caregiver to my husband who has essential tremors, I need to find a qualified person who performs such tasks as trimming finger and toenails etc. We are in process of remodeling thebath to accommodate him better. Is there an agency or place I can find such person(s) to help me? I am now caring for this but would like to get assstance since my day runs from waking to his bedtime. Thank you.
My late husband also had essential tremors, and I was able to cut both his finger nails and toes nails with no problem, and it only took like 10 minutes or so to do both. It's not like they have to be cut often, but only once every month or so.
It would take much longer than 10 minutes to have to take your husband to the podiatrist or nail salon, so if you're short on time you may want to just continue doing them yourself.
You can try searching for home care service providers in your area, and call a few and explain what services you need. There are also some medical providers who make house calls. You can do a search, or call the number on his insurance card to ask for providers who make house calls. My husband had a nurse practitioner who visited monthly (before moving away). He was a big, burly guy, and one day he helped me to keep my husband still enough for nail trimming, and helped with trimming.
Some CNA's won't trim nails if the patient has any complications such as diabetes, or if his tremors make it difficult to complete the task safely. But, a nurse might do this.