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How To Ensure Your Safety While In A Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle
Wheelchair users all over Canada deserve the exact same type of access to locations and facilities as everyone else who doesn’t use a mobility solution. This is why it’s vital for public places to be equipped with wheelchair ramps, elevators and or vertical platform lifts. With that said, it’s also important that wheelchair users attain safe transport from one area to another. And, in many cases, that requires a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
4 Signs It’s Time To Install A Porch Lift
With summer less than a month away from getting started, you may be thinking it’s time to take your elderly loved one outdoors more often. We’d agree with you! Fresh air, warmth, sunshine – these are all amazing facets of the summertime that no older adult should miss because of his/her mobility issues. However, when venturing outside, it’s a must that safety precautions are taken.
Is It Time To Get A Stairlift Installed In Your Home?
Does your elderly loved one use a mobility device to help him/her get around? If so, that might be the first sign you need a stair lift in your home. By installing a stair lift, you take away any worry you may have about your older adult slipping and falling down the stairs. Stair lifts provide safe passages to the various levels of your home. You may want to consider this option to ensure the safety of the senior you live with.
3 Tips For Encouraging Your Elderly Loved One To Bathe More Often
Does your elderly loved one have an aversion to bathing? Especially if your older parent is coping with a physical or mental disability, the task of bathing can be seen as painful, embarrassing or even unnecessary. Exercise patience. That’s probably the first and most important step. Then, follow a few of the steps we’ll provide you in today’s blog.
3 Keys To Keeping Yourself Upright At Home
When you think about it, there is truly no limit to the number of safety tips that can be provided to those who live with seniors. As we’ve pointed out in numerous blogs before, slips and falls are the leading source of hospitalizations for older adults in Canada. It’s imperative that homes where seniors live are safeguarded in ways that will help to prevent slips and falls.
How To Brighten An Elderly Person’s Day
Too often, we unintentionally forget one of the top commands given to us by our parents when we were youngsters: respect your elders. Simple things like holding a door open or even greeting an elderly stranger with a “Good morning” can make a big difference in an older person’s life. Here’s a friendly reminder that we should all put in some efforts in treating elderly people with kindness. Doing so can work wonders in brightening their days.
Helping Seniors To Keep Their Cool All Summer Long
It’s definitely not too early to consider the very important safety precautions that should be taken to ensure that your elderly loved ones are kept safe during the year’s warmest months. As you’re likely aware, seniors are more susceptible to enduring health issues due to the heat than their younger counterparts. So, it’s wise to help them keep cool all summer long.
Making Your Home A Trip-Free Zone
One of the hottest topics to find its way into the Advantage Home Health Solutions Blog is the dangers associated with slips and falls. As we’ve pointed out on many occasions, slips and falls are especially prevalent among seniors, causing them to visit the hospital more than any other reason.
Locating The Keys To Preventing Slips And Falls In The Bathroom
This certainly isn’t our first blog entry to highlight the many safety measures that are necessary in the bathroom. And it isn’t likely to be our last. As we’ve pointed out on numerous occasions, slips and falls are among the top causes of injuries in Canada each year. You don’t even need to enter your bathroom in order for a slip or fall to occur!