Safety Tips

Managing Chronic Pain in Older Adults Chronic pain is a common and often debilitating issue among older adults, affecting their ability to perform daily activities and enjoy life. Managing chronic pain effectively requires a combination of medical treatments, lifestyle adjustments, and alternative therapies. By understanding pain management options, seniors and caregivers can work together to

Five Tips to Prevent Identity Theft for the Elderly: What to Watch Out for and Precautions to Take Identity theft is a growing concern, especially for the elderly, who are often targeted by scammers due to their perceived vulnerability. Elderly individuals may be less familiar with digital security practices, making them susceptible to various types

Water provides an often ideal environment for seniors to exercise, grow strength, and improve mobility and balance. Water provides just enough buoyancy to support a fraction of your elderly loved one’s body weight and just enough resistance. This makes it much easier to exercise in the water, strengthen muscles and improve your loved one’s flexibility.

Falls and their resulting injuries are a major concern for our senior loved ones. We can attribute most falls to gradually declining strength, balance, and mobility because of inactivity. The good news is this is preventable with daily exercise. Depending on the state of your loved one’s health and fitness level, some common, easy-to-do exercises

Are you living with an elderly loved one as his or her primary caregiver? You might have noticed that your family member struggles a bit around the house when performing tasks like toileting, showering, or even just getting up from a comfy chair. Grab bars are a handy home addition that can help improve a

As our loved ones age it’s normal for their homes to need safety additions. These new additions will help your parents or grandparents stay in their beloved homes while reducing the risk of slip-and-fall accidents. Knowing these simple additions are in the home will also give you peace of mind knowing your loved one has

With old age come several things; some pleasant and others (like gradually failing health) not so pleasant. Deteriorating coordination and physical condition puts a lot of senior citizens at risk of tripping and injuring themselves. While it isn’t entirely possible to negate the occasional trip, there are exercises you can count on to improve balance and

Aging is a fact of life. A proper long-term care plan will go a long way in ensuring that your elderly loved ones live the highest quality of life at every stage. When your family decides it’s time to come together to care for an aging loved one, there are some basics that you should

Taking a simple walk around the neighborhood and attempting to eat healthy foods are two of the most common New Year’s resolutions; however, as our loved ones age, these simple tasks (and many others) could become increasingly difficult goals to achieve. How do you know if your loved one is starting to strugglge? You can

As our loved ones gracefully age, we may need to reassess home safety, which includes kitchen safety. Many seniors use the area to socialize as well as prepare meals. While your aging loved ones may still have the energy to make special recipes, they may face new hazardous challenges around the kitchen as they continue