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Dec 28, 2022
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The Importance of Senior Hydration

For many, the early warning signs of dehydration can be difficult to detect in seniors. For one, elderly adults don’t feel thirst as...

Dec 28, 2022
4 min

Senior Transportation Services

Senior Transportation Services provide the opportunity to maintain connection with friends, family, church and community. Safe and...

Dec 28, 2022
3 min

How Handrails Can Improve Senior Safety in the Home

Handrails can save your independence. Remember, a fall to an elderly person can mean much more than an injury. A broken hip or shoulder...

Dec 28, 2022
1 min

Promising Benefits of Shower Chairs for Elderly

Bathroom falls are some of the leading causes of injuries and deaths among elderly people. The CDC records that over 230,000 non-fatal...

Dec 28, 2022
2 min

How an HRV or ERV Can Benefit Your Home

To meet the demands for energy conservation, we have built our homes to keep fresh air out. As we increase our homeʼs efficiency, we also...

Dec 28, 2022
2 min

Grab Bar with Sliding Handheld Shower Head

According to a 2011 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 200,000 Americans are treated in emergency...

Dec 28, 2022
2 min

Managing Your Medication

Medication management is an important preventive measure to avoid potentially serious health hazards. Simple mistakes can become...

Dec 28, 2022
2 min

Chair Yoga for Seniors

Chair yoga benefits seniors, those with limited mobility, disability, or acute injuries. Wheelchair yoga and gentle chair yoga strengthen...

Dec 28, 2022
2 min

Senior Financial Abuse

Elder financial abuse is defined in the Older Americans Act of 2006 as: “The fraudulent or otherwise illegal, unauthorized, or improper...

Dec 28, 2022
2 min

Age Safely at Home

According to an AARP survey, roughly 90% of American seniors wish to live at home for as long as possible. Seniors vastly prefer aging in...

Dec 28, 2022
3 min

Senior Stress Management

We all experience stress at times. It’s not so hard to handle when we’re young, but as we age, coping with stress isn’t as easy. “We have...

Dec 28, 2022
2 min

Senior Crime Prevention

Criminological research indicates that it is not vulnerability but lifestyle and amount of time spent out of the home which are...

Dec 28, 2022
2 min

Healthy Indoor Air Quality for Seniors

Indoor air quality affects people in different ways, but seniors are considered especially vulnerable to some of the different types of...

Dec 28, 2022
2 min

Caring For a Loved One With Dementia

Caring for senior parents is not easy, and dementia care can be daunting, especially when they are stubborn. Resisting care and digging...

Dec 28, 2022
2 min

Preventing Kitchen Fires

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) people over the age of 65 have a 2.5 times greater risk of dying in a kitchen...

Dec 28, 2022
2 min

Why and How You Should Increase Your Fiber Intake

You’ve heard that it’s important to get enough fiber, especially as you grow older. Numerous studies have proven that fibrous foods help...

Dec 28, 2022
2 min

Securing the Home on Vacation

On average, a burglary happens once every 26 seconds. According to the FBI, a burglar strikes every 25.7 seconds in the US. That adds up...

Dec 27, 2022
2 min

Adjusting to Life With a Hip Replacement

Hip replacement recovery and rehabilitation is just as important as the surgery itself. If you fail to follow recovery protocols, you may...

Dec 27, 2022
2 min

Improving Senior Brain Health

Though most seniors are in good mental health, many are at risk of developing neurological and mental health disorders, especially...

Dec 26, 2022
2 min

Senior Transportation: The Key to Independence and Quality of Life.

Getting around without a vehicle can plain suck if transportation services are not well organized where you live. roughly one in five...

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