Live Home Despite All Obstacles

Senior citizens sometimes have a difficult time tidying up their homes due to their physical limitations. However, if you're one of those who still make an effort to try, here are some things that you can keep in mind to make the task easier and safer for you: If...

Whether it's a simple home maintenance issue or a domestic hazard, senior citizens have to be prepared and well-equipped for every problem that they may encounter. Of course, preparedness includes practicing preventive measures to avoid severe issues and dilemmas....

Home maintenance can contribute a lot to your safety, particularly if you're a senior citizen. Regularly updating the security devices installed in your home and maintaining the general cleanliness and orderliness can discourage the occurrence of any threats. Here are...

Every year, 18,000 people in the U.S. die because of some injuries that occurred at home. Seniors are also at risk of these injuries. To avoid accidents from happening, you need to know the top cause of home injury deaths. Falls are the leading cause of injury death...

More and more senior citizens are falling victim to various scams and violence pulled by con artists. These phenomena have been quite rampant in some parts of Pennsylvania that they have caught the attention of various authorities. Sen. Judy Schwank and top...

The senior citizen population - people aged 65 and older - is continually rising and apparently commercial institutions are faced with the dilemma of providing better, more empathetic services and products for the said age group. Agnes or Age Gain Now Empathy System...

“People don’t realize how dangerous their environments really are until they fall. In one second, your life – and your level of independence ? can change,” says Joan Bieganek, COTA, of North Central Medical Supply. In observance of the sixth annual National Falls...

Medical director Dr. Judith Black, M.D. offers tips on how homeowners and caregivers can protect their elderly loved ones from falling accidents inside the house, especially this coming winter. She suggests that throw rugs should be avoided or properly taped down on...

In relation to the 6th annual National Falls Prevention Awareness Day which will be observed on the 22nd day of September, the experts at the Occupational Therapy Department at Mille Lacs Health System offer homeowners some tips on how they can prevent the occurrence...

Due to lack of proper exercise, most senior citizens end up with back pains, which can be extremely uncomfortable. In order to prevent this complication from happening to you or your elderly loved one, back muscles must be honed through regular and proper exercise....

Experts emphasize the importance of occupational therapy for senior citizens who are suffering from alzheimer's disease. They say that home modifications that can help an individual be reminded of his/her daily activities and past experiences with family and friend...

Surely, senior citizens who have reached their current ages have gone through and survived more than enough calamities and disasters to last their lifetime. But, this doesn't mean that they have grown immune to them. If anything, older adults are now more vulnerable...

Scambook is a complaint resolution platform in the Internet. It has reported that more and more senior citizens are falling victim for various online scams and frauds. Nowadays, people no longer have to go very far to do their shopping; there are many online shops...

Despite the many benefits of senior citizens becoming more and more acquainted with the functions of the internet, this knowledge also comes with some disadvantages. It has been reported that citizens aged 60 and above often fall victim to internet scams. If you are a...