As our loved ones age, their safety becomes a priority. When elderly parents insist on living independently despite dementia, it can pose unique challenges. However, you can promote their well-being and ensure their safety with the right strategies and support systems. Most seniors want to live independently for as long as possible. For adult children, […]
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Powerful Ways to Promote Bedroom Safety for Seniors
It goes without saying – safety is important. It becomes even more crucial as people age. Physical and mental declines increase the risk of accidents, even for seniors who are doing well in other areas. Safety conversations often focus on the bathroom and the kitchen, as these are high risk environments. Bedroom safety for seniors […]
How To Stop Seniors Falling Out Of Bed
As people age, sleeping in a bed sometimes gets surprisingly difficult. Some seniors regularly roll out of bed during the night, which can be frightening and easily causes injuries. Others may be okay while they sleep, but fall when trying to get out of bed in the morning. Caregivers often need solutions for how to […]
6 Tips To Promote DIY Safety For Seniors
Certain tasks become more challenging as you age, and whether you like it or not, this includes DIY home maintenance projects. The tasks you should and should not undertake can change from year to year when you are a senior, especially if you have underlying medical conditions. It’s also crucial to think about DIY safety […]
The Ultimate Guide to Aging at Home
Ask any senior where they want to grow old and the answer will most likely be at home. Home remains the ideal place to age for well over 70% of all seniors, a figure that’s remained fairly consistent, despite the pandemic and all the other challenges of recent years. This isn’t surprising either. Who would […]
11 Bathroom Safety Tips for Seniors That Will Keep Them Safe
The bathroom is a surprisingly dangerous place, which is the reason we’re focusing on bathroom safety tips for seniors. The combination of water, steam, and tiled floors creates many hazards, to the extent that most of us have either fallen or almost fallen at least once in the course of our lives. Some have even […]