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?...
Senior Home Safety
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...
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. -Benjamin Franklin This very well known saying is as true today as it was when Franklin made the quote and sums up the reason for an annual senior home safety...
Budget-Friendly Bathroom Modifications for Seniors
Anyone who has slipped in tub knows the bathroom can be one of the most dangerous rooms in the home especially for older adults who have trouble with vision, balance, coordination, and frailty. According to the National Safety Council, one...
3 Essentials Of Fire Safety
Older adults over the age of 65 are twice as likely to be killed or injured by fires compared to the population at large. By age 75, that risk increases to three times that of the general population—and to four...
10 Reasons for Seniors to Exercise
Increase your energy. Feel stronger. Feel more confident. Improve your walking. Improve your flexibility. Reduce your risk of falling. Maintain a healthy weight. Improve your self-image. Sleep better at night. Make new friends.
5 Home Safety Tips for the Elderly
Home safety becomes more important when parents or loved ones hit their senior years. Oftentimes, at this point the elderly become more susceptible to accidents at home. With their hearing and seeing faculties dramatically depreciated, the need to implement safety...