by Back Home Safely | Jul 20, 2015 | News for People with Disabilities
When individuals reach their senior years they need more care and attention as the may not be capable of the same things they used to be or as sharp as they were when they were younger. However, instead of looking out for them, some ruthless individuals take advantage...
by Back Home Safely | Jun 25, 2015 | News for People with Disabilities
Scams against the elderly come in a variety of shapes and forms — over the telephone, at the door, or through technology. Many of them would even play on an person’s emotions. Scam artists usually start by asking for seemingly harmless personal...
by Back Home Safely | Jun 23, 2015 | News for People with Disabilities
On June8, the DOH and Hawaii Prevention Consortium partnered with Foodland Supermarkets, Times Supermarkets, KTA Superstores, Kaiser Permanente, Walgreens Pharmacies and the Hawaii Community Pharmacy Association to sponsor the 2015 Senior Fall Prevention Campaign....
by Back Home Safely | May 31, 2015 | News for People with Disabilities
We’ve heard countless times that “it’s never too late to learn something new.” And this is definitely true, especially for some seniors from Massachusetts who can even say that it’s never too late to go to school. Several seniors graduated from an Aging Mastery...
by Back Home Safely | May 25, 2015 | News for People with Disabilities
Do people really get crankier as they age? Deborah Gaines writes about her mother as the latter goes through life walking out of a Torah study group, and losing patience over inanity, dim lighting, bad weather, and most technology. While studies show that 65-year-olds...
by Back Home Safely | May 7, 2015 | News for People with Disabilities
Many senior citizens are still very capable of driving safely. However, for others, impaired vision, decline of cognitive function, and other age-related complications, have put a serious toll on their performance. Here are some signs that your elderly loved one...
