Strange Question, But I Really Need Some Help

I need help finding an electric shaver and nose and ear hair removal products for my elderly Dad. This is a little long, but if you have any first hand experience with this, please read it and help me if you can.
He's 90 years old. He lives about an hour away from me with my Mom, who is 85. Both have poor vision and numerous other health issues. My Dad has very thin skin and is on blood thinners, so he cuts and bleeds easily. He has problems with shaving and nose and ear hair removal. He has a lot of loose skin and wrinkles on his face and neck which make it easy to cut himself, and he can't see where he has hair or not. My Mom can't be much help because of her eyesight. I see them about once every week, so while I can help, I can't help often enough.
I've been trying to find out if there are special products for elderly people, or even just products that are better for him than what he is using, which is just a standard flat electric shaver.
So far I've mostly found information for caregivers that are doing these things for the elderly, but I need products that he can use himself. It looks like a fairly ordinary nose trimmer would work for him, but I'm lost on the shaver and the ear trimming. I've always used a razor blade myself, so I know nothing about electric shavers, I need something that is easy to understand and use, and has little chance of cutting him as possible.
I would greatly appreciate any help in the way of product or technique recommendations, or links to places that can help. I've spent a couple hours online and have found very little helpful information. Thanks guys!

I use a braun. You have to keep an eye on the foil to make sure it has not broken, otherwise it has been very good to me with fairly sensitive skin. It also has a trimmer that works fairly well. Some of it likely has to do with how sharp the shaver is kept, dull blades will pull the skin in causing a cut. Don't expect more than a year out of the blades.

Regardless of the brand, rotary is the key.

And I get years & years out of the blades.

Keep in mind his request. You might get years out of blades, but it doesn't mean they are staying as sharp as they should. Last thing his dad needs is having his skin pulled in and nicked. Sharper blades are better.

Have you considered calling a local nursing home to see what they use?

sachilles wrote: Keep in mind his request. You might get years out of blades, but it doesn't mean they are staying as sharp as they should. Last thing his dad needs is having his skin pulled in and nicked. Sharper blades are better.

Years & years without pulling. Rotaries don't eat the blades nearly as quick as the buzzer kind.

sachilles wrote: Have you considered calling a local nursing home to see what they use?

No, but I've found many sources for information on how to take care of an elderly person. Those sources all talk about and just use regular products. I'm suspect that taking care of someone else and taking care of yourself may require different products, but that's one of the things I'm trying to verify.

sachilles wrote: Have you considered calling a local nursing home to see what they use?

I know someone who works in that industry. I emailed her to see if she has advice.

In reply to carguy123:

By rotary I'm assuming you are talking about the units with the three rotary blades? I'm wondering if these may be easier on a wrinkled face than the straight style he uses now. But like I said, I have no experience with these, so please let me know if that is true or not.

I don't know about the wrinkled face part, but I have put the buzzers side by side with the rotary (3 heads) and the rotary wins in comfort, closeness of shave and work involved.

Some rotaries have more of the cutting surface than others so get the one with more "rings" of cutting surface. Some have just the outer ring of the circular blade cutting where the better ones have 3 concentric rings.

I've always used Norelco but after seeing the blades they all should cut pretty much the same

Maybe you should hire someone to come by to help them. There's probably a lot of other stuff going on that they could use a hand with more than once a week.

I like Rotard's idea, assuming there wouldn't a financial strain on the parties involved.

bravenrace wrote: I would greatly appreciate any help in the way of product or technique recommendations, or links to places that can help. I've spent a couple hours online and have found very little helpful information. Thanks guys!

Nursing homes do have a solution. Find a nursing home supplier. :) That being said, I do know they used to sell rotary trimmers.

My Dad would never accept any help in that way - I've already tried. He won't even let me cut his lawn, as he insists on doing it himself. I actually think his attitude and continuing activity is a big reason he's still alive. So I'm trying to avoid anything that he might see as making him less self sufficient. That said, if there is no better products out there than what he already has, then getting him to the local barber once a week might be the only answer. Doc Blade, you say the nursing homes have a solution. What are you talking about specifically? Thanks to all.

I know at least 1 barber here who will make house calls. Ask around where your are & maybe you'll find one.

In reply to bravenrace:

Sent you a PM!

bravenrace wrote: My Dad would never accept any help in that way - I've already tried. He won't even let me cut his lawn, as he insists on doing it himself. I actually think his attitude and continuing activity is a big reason he's still alive.

Sorry I can't help on the shaving front (I have a hard enough time with that myself, let alone an elderly man) but I know what you say about the attitude of your father. I had a neighbor of mine die this year.. he was 95. He was outside from sunrise to sundown working on his yard, painting the house, tending the garden, that sort of thing. HIs wife used to call him the "energizer bunney"

It kept him going for 30 years of retirement. Then one day he felt tired, laid down for a nap, and never woke up.

Not a bad way to go.

His wife went downhill fast afer that. She was already in the beginning stages of Alzheimers, but it came on strong after he died.

DoctorBlade wrote: In reply to bravenrace: Sent you a PM!

Doc, thanks. That was helpful!