Take Care When Investing in Mobility Aids
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Mobility aids can give elderly or disabled people a new lease of life; allowing them the freedom to move alone, and to stay independent in their own home for longer. Every senior citizen should consider how the use of mobility aids could make their life easier, and safer. But recently elderly people have been targeted [...]
Keeping an Eye on Mom and Dad-’Being Parents to Our Parents’
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Recently a 75 year old customer called with a sad tale. He and his 95 year old mother live in a Florida Condo. She has dementia and probably should be in an assisted care facility but like so many Americans who have grown used to being independent she will not hear of it. He still [...]
Can Mobility Aids Really Be Dangerous?
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It is well-know that walking stick and other types of mobility aids greatly increase the quality of life for elderly and disabled people. But new research has revealed that mobility aids could be putting these vulnerable people at risk. If mobility aids are inappropriately suited for people, or if they do not know how to [...]
Comparing Home Health Care to a Nursing Home
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Nursing homes are a necessary part of the health care picture for the elderly. However, we believe in helping people delay or completely avoid the necessity of having to reside in one. Staying with family in comfortable surroundings is usually a better environment for loved ones. In-Home Health Care is a great alternative. Nonetheless, we [...]
Care Homes In East Anglia - The Alternative To Home Care
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Looking after elderly relatives can be a burden on a busy family, which can bring on feelings of guilt in those that need constant care. There are many options available for families in this situation, one of the most popular being care homes. East Anglia is a popular choice for families in such [...]
Stressed Over Loosing Another Night’s Sleep? The Truth About Sleep And Aging
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Becoming stressed out and worried about loosing another night’s sleep can affect your health. The truth is that our quality of sleep affects how we age. A good night’s sleep is important for rejuvenating the body and restoring mental and physical health.
Quality sleep allows our bodies to overcome cell damage from our daily activities [...]
Deciding Your Care Home
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Choosing from a selection of care homes can be a difficult task, especially when making decisions that will directly affect you or a loved one. It does not however have to be as daunting as it may seem at first; there is a lot of help and advice available when choosing a home and support [...]
Aging In Place: An Old Concept Needs New Programs
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Aging in place is a fairly new name for an old concept. Essentially, it is enabling our aging citizens to live at home in their golden and twilight years. To them, there wasn’t a name for it; it was just something you did. If your parents and grandparents reached retirement age or [...]
Senior Home Safety Inspections Prevent Disaster
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Many families try to avoid placing their parents in long term care facilities even when the time comes that it seems like it is the right thing to do. However, there are many risks for the elderly living at home. The top two killers of seniors who don’t live in a senior care [...]
Pensioners In Birmingham Are Waiting A Long Time For The City Council To Install Stair Lifts
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Despite Birmingham City Council’s recent claims to have slashed waiting times, it is claimed that elderly and disabled people are waiting up to two years for stairlifts to be fitted in their home. Labour councillors raised the concerns on behalf of constituents, who had been told by council officials not to expect a response for [...]