by Back Home Safely | Apr 30, 2015 | Home Safety NJ
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, one section was devoted mainly for technological devices created especially for the over-65 crowd and for their caregivers: QuiKiks shoes or “hands-free shoes” make sliding your foot in much easier...
by Back Home Safely | Apr 28, 2015 | Home Safety NJ
Kaiser Permanente physician Jaza Marina, M.D. says that it’s never too late to start exercising, and when it comes to senior citizens, it’s only a matter of finding a routine that’s comfortable and manageable for their age, medical condition and...
by Back Home Safely | Apr 25, 2015 | Home Safety NJ
In 2007, Dr. Elizabeth Lokon started a program called Opening Minds through Art program at Miami University. Its mission is to help seniors overcome cognitive barriers by pairing them up with students and allowing them to create art together. “I developed such a...
by Back Home Safely | Apr 24, 2015 | Home Safety NJ
If you have an elderly loved one who is still behind the wheels, knowing when to stop driving is very important. Most of the time, senior citizens don’t actually realize that their driving skills deteriorate over time from the disease. As you work closely with his...
by Back Home Safely | Apr 23, 2015 | Home Safety NJ
It doesn’t matter how old we are, but as adults we want to keep our independence, even if we are well in our senior years. Aside from being able to use the bathroom on our own, do little household chores, and other usual acts of daily living, we don’t want to be kept...