by Back Home Safely | Feb 20, 2015 | Home Safety NJ
Every good caregiver knows that self-care is an essential part of providing care for others. After all, what can make you qualified for the job if you could not even take care of yourself? When it comes to keeping your head as a caregiver, here are two pointers: Have...
by Back Home Safely | Feb 19, 2015 | Home Safety NJ
Here is a room-by-room guide on turning your home into a safe and comfortable place for your elderly loved one: Modify the bathroom — use non-skid mats, install grab bars in the shower or bathtub, and unplug electrical appliances when not in use. Evaluate the...
by Back Home Safely | Feb 17, 2015 | News for People with Disabilities
Last Wednesday at around two in the afternoon, three masked men crawled through a partially opened window of an elderly woman’s house in Lehigh Acres, Florida and, as one of them advised the latter to remain calm, the other two ransacked the victim’s...
by Back Home Safely | Feb 16, 2015 | Home Safety NJ
Many individuals lose confidence in their physical abilities as they age. Senior citizens in particular are often generalized as frail and incapable. However, this is not entirely true, especially for the members of the elderly population who do their best to engage...
by Back Home Safely | Feb 15, 2015 | Home Safety NJ
Retirement communities are not always the answer to hassle-free aging — many senior citizens still prefer to remain in their houses, where they spent most of their years, and in cases like this, “seniorizing” one’s home is perhaps that most...