How to Make Bathrooms Accident-Proof for Seniors
Bathrooms can be one of the most dangerous places for the elderly. Slippery floors, wet shower areas, and hard surfaced tiles can spell disaster if an elderly falls in there. And since seniors are more prone to falls, with their lessened alertness and slower reflexes, we must ensure that places such as bathrooms don’t put…
. March 4, 2013
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Fire Safety Tips for Seniors
Older adults are the fastest growing segment of the population and also one of the groups at highest risk for fire death and injury. With slower mobility and responses, less keen sense of sight and hearing, and drowsiness due to medications, seniors are more prone to accidents like fires. When you are over 65, you are twice…
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Senior Citizen Safety Tips
As people get older, they may be more prone to accidents. Although a significant decline in being targeted by crimes has been observed in senior citizens, older people may be more fearful but ironically less alert to their surroundings. The City of Westlake Police Department is aware of the risks older people are in and has…
January 28, 2013 Chair Lifts NJ
Senior Citizens of Montana Has High Suicide Rate
The senior citizens of Montana might be experiencing any of the following – loneliness, boredom, depression, excruciating chronic pain, loss of physical function, or the loss of a spouse. They could even be experiencing a combination of any of those things. It has come as a surprise, but the senior citizens of Montana are actually…
. January 28, 2013 Chair Lifts NJ
Home Fire Safety Tips to be Given by Volunteers
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is going to be honored in Sheboygan by the Sheboygan Fire Department, staff and volunteers from the American Red Cross, representatives of Fresh Start, and members of the Girl Scouts. They will do it through canvassing neighborhoods to give tips on fire safety and prevention, and also to remind residents…
. January 21, 2013 Chair Lifts NJ
Home Safety Tips for Termites
A home is the most valuable investment to have so we need to ensure its safety. When your home is infested with pests like termites, it is good to deal with them right away because they can cause serious damages.Termites eat away roofs and other fixtures made of wood resulting in a serious problem to…
.January 20, 2013 Chair Lifts NJ
“Repair Crew” Rips Off Senior Citizen
A senior citizen from Maple Avenue was ripped off by men who were posing as a “repair crew” last Tuesday. Jack Kimrey, a retired 79 year old was inside his home when the men, who were riding in three pickups, pulled into his home’s driveway, located about half a mile from Shamrock Golf Club. One…
. January 5, 2013 Wheelchair Ramps NJ
Strathclyde: Firefighters Offered Free Home Safety
Firefighters are providing free home safety checks in an effort to avoid fatal fires over the festive period. Looking at the Strathclyde area, the actual number of fires doubles from six to 12 each day over the Christmas holidays, the brigade said. There were five fatal fires that occurred in the area in 2010 and…
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Natural Disaster Preparedness for Senior Citizens
Senior citizens also need to plan for natural disasters, just like everyone else. Better safe than sorry – is what senior members of the community should keep in mind and they should be encouraged to be as informed and prepared as every member of the community should be. A seminar was held just this Tuesday…
. December 17, 2012 Home Safety NJ
Cyprus Salon Offers Free Services for Senior Citizens
A salon in Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus, is proving to be quite popular because of free the services that it is offering to the senior citizens of the city. The salon is located at the Nicosia Multifunctional Centre, and is not only increasing its popularity but has also gained what should be considered…
. December 13, 2012 Chair Lifts NJ
Cleveland Neighborhood Threatened by Condemned Homes
Lee Brickey and his family have been living in a neighborhood in Cleveland for the last three years. During that same span of time, they have been living right next to a vacant house that is already considered to be condemned. At first glance, there should not be any problem with that at all –…
. December 11, 2012 Home Safety NJ
Some Safety Tips for Staten Islanders
The temperature is expected to drop below 30 degrees in the next few days at Staten Island, New York,and yet there’s another storm on the way. The National Grid has issued some safety guidelines that are to be followed by those who are reliant on alternative heat sources. The utility says that the tips can…
. November 12, 2012 Chair Lifts NJ
Safety Tips Provided by McLeod Safe Kids
Among children that are aged 14 and below, among the leading causes of unintentional injuries are falls. In fact, in 2009 about 56 percent of deaths that were related to falls and over 45 percent of fall related injuries that were not fatal involved kids who were no more than four years of age. Since…
November 11, 2012Home Safety NJ
Haiti Seeks to Improve Handicap Accessibility
One of Haiti’s reconstruction priorities is handicap accessibility, and it is definitely on the right track. With “build back better” being one of the buzzwords of the reconstruction phase after the earthquake in 2010, along with “capacity building”, the locals of the island are looking to one day do the work that is still being…
. October 26, 2012 Chair Lifts NJ
Bone Health Education for Seniors
Seniors are prone to falling, which in most cases can cause serious harm to an elderly person, and can even be fatal at times. Example of that is bone disease. Studies indicate that more than a third of elderly above the age of 65 have suffered a fall, with half of those aged above 80…
. October 25, 2012 Stair Lifts NJ
IBHS Suggests Tips to Avoid Winter Fires
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is offering to guide residents about the different ways for avoiding home fires this fall and for the coming winter season. In a statement they released, “While space heaters, fireplaces and wood-burning stoves can help consumers reduce energy bills during the colder months, it is critical…
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Fire Safety Tips for Our Homes
A lot of fires happen at home. No less an authority than UAE’s Civil Defence has stated that in 2011, one third of all fires happened at home. That is a significant percentage of all fires and each household should definitely be aware of what to do in order to prevent it from happening in…
. October 15, 2012 Home Safety NJ
Home Safety Habits for Everyone
Safety at home is a very real necessity. The very idea of a home that is not safe just seems so wrong, so knowing and then practicing simple safety practices is something that every one should do. Every household should develop their own safety practices that every family member knows by heart – the parents…
. October 15, 2012 Home Safety NJ
Home Heating Fire Safety Tips
Fires and fire deaths nowadays are usually caused by faulty heating equipment, some were close to things that can burn such as upholstered furniture, clothing, mattress, or bedding. Because of these, the Mississippi State Fire Marshal’s Office advises people to follow the following heating fire safety tips: All heating equipment should be UL approved and…
. October 3, 2012 Chair Lifts NJ
Home Safety Measures for Kids
Most parents do not tend to think of their homes as a potentially dangerous place for their children. The reality however, is quite different from that belief. Children often get hurt falling down stairs, tripping over items on the floor, injuring themselves on sharp furniture edges, choking on small objects, drowning in the bathtub or…
October 3, 2012 Chair Lifts NJ
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