Safety at Home
How Can You Address the Topic of Having Your Aging Adult Stop Driving?
Bringing up the topic of no longer driving is something that you might have been avoiding doing. If your senior family member’s driving is bad enough, however, you might be courting disaster by trying to avoid an argument. Here are some tactics that can help you have a solid discussion that gives you both results.…
Read MoreTop Tips for Protecting Your Parent from a Fire
The thought of a fire can be terrifying and as a family caregiver you might not even want to think about something like that happening to your aging parent. House fires are relatively common, however, with nearly 400,000 occurring each year throughout the United States, and ignoring this possibility could result in your aging parent…
Read MoreWhat Can Cause Falls for Your Elderly Loved One?
Falls are one of the biggest problems that your elderly loved one can face. Keeping your loved one from experiencing a bad fall can be as simple as paying attention to one of these factors. Talk to your loved one’s doctor about other factors that might affect her specifically. Poor Physical Strength It’s easy to…
Read MoreTips for Reducing Fall Risk for Your Senior in Their Living Room
Each year throughout the United States millions of elderly adults experience falls. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 4 older adults, a full 25 percent of the total population of seniors over the age of 64, falls, and that that number is likely too low considering that many…
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