Encouraging Your Senior to Open up to You
A family caregiver often feels tasked with the responsibility to secure a senior citizen loved one’s safety and comfort. However, how can one do so when the patient refuses to be honest about his or her condition? Home accidents such as falling, dizziness, and even financial difficulties are among the most common problems that senior…
April 17, 2015
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Making a Safe and Comfy Home for a Senior Citizen
For many senior citizens, moving to a home care facility is simply not an option, which why upgrading the safety, comfort and security of their homes has become a top priority. If you’re looking for more ideas on improving the living conditions of an elderly loved one, check out the following: Add railings in areas…
April 15, 2015 Home Safety NJ
Senior Living Options and Costs
For senior citizens, making appropriate decisions about living arrangements is critical to staying healthy and safe. Bathing, eating, toileting, dressing and transferring are certain daily activities with which some of them will need assistance. Two out of three will need long-term home care, and here are some of the things that need considerations when deciding…
April 14, 2015 Home Safety NJ
Awesome DIY Gifts for the Elderly
Grandparents are often fondly remembered for their pleasant and generous presents. Now that they have aged, it’s their turn to be given thoughtful gifts. If you’re looking for some ideas for the perfect gift, check out the following suggestions: Knit or crochet a shawl or afghan Brain puzzles Scrapbook or photo album Puzzle Garden tote…
April 13, 2015 News for People with Disabilities
How to Keep Seniors Safe at Home
Safety is a big concern for seniors especially those who are embracing aging at their own homes. Nowadays, many home updates can help protect elderly people, allowing them to feel more comfortable in their homes. Below are some tips that will help ensure the privacy and safety of our senior family members…
March 31, 2015 Home Safety NJ
Ways Seniors Can Improve Their Eating Habits
A proper diet should be an inherent part of every person’s life. However, even among senior citizens, this aspect is often overlooked or neglected. In line with the National Nutrition Month, Firstat Nursing Services shares three pointers for better nutrition among the elderly: Talk to a physician Visit the dentist regularly Get help to provide better…
March 31, 2015 Home Safety NJ
How to Make Downsizing Easier for Your Elderly Loved One
There comes a time in every senior citizen’s life when she has to downsize and let go of many of her sentimental belongings. While the very notion of this can be extremely difficult, there are a couple of ways to make the experience easier for your loved one: Tips for an efficient downsizing: Plan for…
March 30, 2015 Home Safety NJ
Ways to Keep Seniors Safe from Severe Weather
During severe weather conditions, making sure that your aging loved ones are taken care of is very important. Unfortunately, knowing how to take action when the sirens starts to make noise may be a bit difficult for some senior citizens. To help ensure that your elderly loved ones are safe during extreme weather conditions, here…
April 13, 2015 Home Safety NJ
Is It Time for Assisted Living?
Assisted living is often seen in a bad light. Some think that it rips off a senior citizen’s independence. However, in specific cases, it may turn out to be the ultimate solution. Here are signs telling you that it is time for assisted living for your elderly loved one: Big-picture signs such as recent accidents…
March 28, 2015 Home Safety
Seniors Learn Push-button Skills Through Technology Program
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How to Prevent Senior Hospitalization
Senior hospitalization is a major cause of concern — not only in terms of the patient’s health, but also in a financial sense. Here are some measures that caregivers and family members should observe in order to avoid senior hospitalization: Help them adhere to medical advice Don’t ignore symptoms of illness of disease Help them…
March 17, 2015 Home Safety NJ
Get a Short Term Break from Caregiving Through Respite Care
Working as a family caregiver can be pretty gratifying. However, there comes a time in every caregiver’s life when she will need a breather from all of her responsibilities — this is where respite care comes in. Getting respite care for your elderly loved one allows you a short-term break from being her caregiver. But,…
March 16, 2015 Home Safety NJ
Safety Guidelines for
Transferring Low Mobility
Seniors
Many caregivers may find that offering assistance to senior citizens with low mobility, such as those who are wheelchair dependent, is more challenging and requires greater effort. Helping your patient move around the house and transfer from one platform to another can easily turn into a major accident if not performed correctly. Here are some…
March 16, 2015Home Safety NJ
Maintaining a Balanced Diet as a Senior Citizen
As a senior citizen, you would often encounter problems that can compromise you diet. Here are some solutions for those problems: For those who can’t cook, a microwave oven can become your best pal, or another option is to hire an actual pal who can cook for you. Chewing troubles will no longer be one…
March 10, 2015 News for People with Disabilities
Life Hacks That Can Ease Up a Senior’s Life
Being a senior citizen has its pros and cons. However, many of the disadvantages of being elderly relates to the person’s physical limitations. To help an elderly overcome these limitations and ease up his life, here is a list of life hacks every senior citizen should know: Use half a tennis ball as a…
March 7, 2015 Home Safety NJ
Engaging Activities for the Elderly
Staying active as we age does have a lot of benefits. It does not only improve your physical state but also enhances the emotional and social aspects of your life. Engaging in various activities, such as the following, is even more convenient especially if you are a senior citizen with a lot of time to…
March 6, 2015 Wheelchair Ramps NJ
2 Tips on Not Losing Your Head in Caregiving
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 a journal where in you can…
February 20, 2015 Home Safety NJ
Turn Your Home into an Elderly-friendly Place
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 kitchen — keep flammable materials away from the range, and…
February 19, 2015 Home Safety NJ
Elderly Woman Victim in Home Break-in
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 home. Some of the woman’s neighbors suspect that her home was specifically…
February 17, 2015 News for People with Disabilities
Balance Exercises for Senior Citizens
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 in activities that help improve balance and maintain confidence in their capabilities. Here…
February 17, 2015 News for People with Disabilities
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