Holiday Safety Checklist
Use the tips on this checklist to ensure that your home is ready for all of the festive activities the holiday season brings. Fire Safety: Test your smoke alarms monthly and make sure that your house is protected by an...
Aging-in-Place
Fall Prevention Begins With a Safety Check
The National Institute on Aging says: Prevention begins with a safety check of every room in your home to alert you to potential hazards and to record any changes you need to make. A simple thing can change your life—like...
Benefits of Home Modifications
Home modifications can benefit individuals in many ways including: Preventing falls and injuries Reducing health problems Delaying disability and difficulty with self-care Potentially reducing medical expenses Increasing feelings of confidence for family caregivers Helping you more easily move around and...
3 Questions to Ask Your Aging Parents
If your parent is 65 and older, ask these three questions: Have you fallen in the past year? Do you feel unsteady when standing or walking? Do you worry about falling? If your parent answers “yes” to any of these...
Emergency Preparedness Checklist
Basic Needs and Supplies ☐ Water — one gallon per person, per day (3-day supply for evacuation and 2-week supply for home) ☐ Food — it is a good idea to include foods that do not need cooking (canned,...
Age-in-Place Renovations… focus efforts and budgets on bathrooms and kitchens
No one relishes the prospect of having to move out of his or her home due to age-related health, mobility or dexterity issues. In fact, more than half of homeowners 60 and older say they intend to stay in their...
Are The Seniors in Your Life Safe?
If you have a senior living with you or you care for a senior who still lives in their own home, there are important safety threats you need to know about! Have you checked their living space for safety hazards?...
5 Exercises for Seniors to Improve Balance
Tightrope walk: Just like a tightrope walker in a circus, this exercise requires elders to hold arms straight out from their sides, parallel to the floor. With arms positioned like this, ask your loved one to try walking in a...
Signs Your Parent Needs Help at Home
Spoiled food that doesn’t get thrown away Missing important appointments Unexplained bruising Trouble getting up from a seated position Difficulty with walking, balance and mobility Uncertainty and confusion when performing once-familiar tasks Forgetfulness Unpleasant body odor Infrequent showering and bathing...
Unintentional injuries accounted for 85% of all injury deaths among adults aged 65 and over in the US.
According to recent a National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Date Brief Unintentional injuries accounted for 85% of all injury deaths among adults aged 65 and over in the United States in 2012–2013; suicide and homicide accounted for 13% and...