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This is a mixed blessing thing, Free!
My husband is retired (also disabled) and had no clue how much I had to do, bills and all...:))
There is a fast learning curve in progress, since it will be 3 months before I can expect use of the arm - he had been doing dishes and mowing (riding), but now cooks, etc.

I insisted on doing the laundry before he shrank things or otherwise mishandled them.
After our daughter was born many years ago, he 'kindly' tossed every clean throw rug I had into a large Laundromat washing machine and poured bleach all over them to make them 'sanitary!' THEN turned on the water! Need I say more?!!

Actually, I am trying to maintain overall strength and health, staying as mobile as I can.

He earned many points, washing my hair, but let my friend, Jan, roll the curlers....:)))

he 'kindly' tossed every clean throw rug I had into a large Laundromat washing machine and poured bleach all over them to make them 'sanitary!' THEN turned on the water!

OUCH!

Actually, I am trying to maintain overall strength and health, staying as mobile as I can.

OK, LOL, he can't do the laundry, but make sure you don't get tired taking care of others. TV dinners etc.

My arm doctor (who was the head of orthepedic surgery at George Washington Univ.) was a big fan of mobility for me ('cause I got that metal bar): he wasn't a cast person. He thought that if the break was stabilized, better to not lift things but to be a little mobile from the beginning. He also taught me, as did the physical therapist, that doing my arm exercises religious and getting LOTS of rest was key. I don't think they keep people in casts for as long as they used to . . . .

I totally sympathize with you on the washing of hair problem: I found that trying. Well, LOL, a broken arm did teach me to be a little more patient: everything took longer and I just had to slow down. Which was NOT easy, but what choice does one have? I really wish you the very best of recoveries with lots of rest and all.