by Back Home Safely | Oct 25, 2013 | News for People with Disabilities
Nowadays, many people have access to the internet, especially the elderly. Sometimes we receive e-mails saying that we’ve won a jackpot prize in a contest that we didn’t even join, and receive phone calls from people with “too-good-to-be-true”...
by Back Home Safely | Oct 24, 2013 | News for People with Disabilities
The elderly population continues to grow and more scammers are finding ways to target senior citizens, like what happened to the 81-year-old Burien resident Faye Schwartz who has been hit by credit card scammers multiple times in the past decade. The AARP Washington...
by Back Home Safely | Oct 22, 2013 | Home Safety NJ
The road can be pretty dangerous for senior citizens. Even if they say that they’ve been driving for years, much has changed since and many of those changes are not exactly in their favor, especially nowadays, when they have to share the road with some vicious...
by Back Home Safely | Oct 22, 2013 | Home Safety NJ
It is very impractical for many seniors citizens suffering chronic illnesses to be living alone – their best option is to have somebody take care of them, whether a family member or a hired caregiver. However, for the caregiver, the task can still be really...
by Back Home Safely | Oct 18, 2013 | Home Safety NJ
A recent study shows that more and more senior citizens are learning to use the internet to battle depression. The internet serves as a helpful tool for older adults to connect with their families and friends through various social networking sites and applications,...