Valuable Information for You
Giving Older Adults Safer Bathroom Experiences
It addition to the wet and slippery elements of a bathroom, seniors often battle with decreased strength and balance. Unfortunately, it can be a recipe for disaster. The Advantage Home Health Solutions Blog has long highlighted statistics that reveal the majority of hospitalizations of Canadian seniors come as a result of slipping and falling. Giving older adults safer bathroom experiences, therefore, should be a top priority in your home.
Making The Stairs Safer For The Seniors In Your Home
The fact that older adults are more susceptible to slipping and falling should come as a surprise to no one. We’re all aware that, with age, our strength and balance decreases. Something that should also come as a surprise to no one is the fact that staircases are commonly locations for slips and falls.
3 Ways To Ensure The Safe Use Of Your Wheelchair
Wheelchairs are designed to prevent people from falling down, given that they keep users in seated positions. Discover three ways to ensure the safe use of your wheelchair.
Mixing All The Right Ingredients To Ensure Senior Safety
The more you’re able to encourage your elderly loved ones to remain active, the more likely they will be in maintaining and improving the type of strength necessary to stay upright. Ensuring senior safety, however, requires a few other ingredients.
Stepping Up Senior Safety In The Bathroom
Taking steps to make your bathroom a safer place is imperative when a senior lives in your home. So what can you do to step up senior safety in your bathroom?
3 Ways To Help A Senior Have A Very Happy New Year
We imagine that the health and well-being of the older adults in your life remain a top priority for you as we get 2019 started. Thankfully, there are number of things you can do to help the senior in your life have a very happy new year!
Helping Your Family Enjoy Its Happiest And Healthiest Holiday Season Yet!
Our team is well aware of how important it is to be around loved ones during the holidays. In fact, we take great pride in the fact that helping loved ones is a big part of what our business is all about. By providing our customers with high-quality mobility solutions that meet the needs of those with mobility issues, we know that we do a lot to help restore senses of confidence and pride in those who have lost those feelings.
Taking The Right Steps To Avoid Slipping And Falling In The Winter
It’s fair to say that the older we get, the harder it is to stay upright. Aging makes diminished strength, balance and mobility inevitable. This isn’t to say that every elderly person is bound to have a mobility issue. Many seniors are fully capable of performing all of their own daily routines without help.
However, for so many other seniors, staying upright can be difficult.
Taking Extra Special Care Of Seniors When Winter Weather Hits
Needless to say, it’s imperative that older adults are protected from the elements when they venture outdoors during the winter. It’s not just cold temperatures that are the issue. Slippery, snow-covered walkways also need to be watched out for. Naturally, taking extra special care to be safe is of the utmost importance for seniors when the winter weather hits.