THE DISABLED / ELDERLY

People with physical or mental disabilities or frail or elderly people are more vulnerable to extreme bed bug infestations because of their limited capacity to take the necessary steps to deal with the problem. Eliminating bed bugs from the home involves not only resources, but also physical work including moving furniture, detailed and extensive visual inspection of the rooms, bagging clothes and belongings, high volumes of laundry, and the disposal of severely infested items. People who face mental challenges or severe addictions, or lack the ability to carry out heavy physical work or the visual acuity to carry out detailed inspections have the hardest time completing these extensive

procedures.