Elderly Care
Alzheimer's Disease -- Four Crucial Steps for Protecting Yourself
By Barry Richardson · 14 years ago
Alzheimer's Disease is more prevalent than you may realize. People you know could have it. Neither you nor they may even suspect that they have the disease. One of them may be a close friend ...
Elderly Care during Winter
By Manolito Singuillo · 14 years ago
There are a variety of challenges that people face when the winter season hits. While it can be difficult for all ages, the hazards are magnified for those who belong to the older set. For ...
Wheelchair Accessories
By Heinz Golz · 14 years ago
Wheelchair accessories are as varied and can be as distinctive as their riders.Wheelchair accessories enable wheelchair occupants to customise the wheelchair to match their particular needs for day after day living, activity and work. . ...
Transport Wheelchair | Is There Any Comparison To Stackable Transport Chairs?
By Karyn Mullen · 14 years ago
A stackable transport chair won't leave your patients or travelers wishing they could have brought their own chair instead. A disabled person needing a wheelchair has spent countless hours, and important dollars to make sure ...
Transport Wheelchair | What You Should Know About An Airport Transport Chair.
By Karyn Mullen · 14 years ago
Around1990, it became apparent that disabled persons represented a considerable percentage of total persons using airline travel. An airport transport chair then became a necessary investment for all airports. The ACAA wanted to make sure ...
Senior Discounts
By Heinz Golz · 14 years ago
A senior discount is a lower cost offered to individuals who have reached a specific mature age, and are called senior citizens. The age of competence for senior discounts relies on on who is creating ...
Transport Wheelchair | Why Some Mobile Chairs are Called Advanced Patient Transportation.
By Karyn Mullen · 14 years ago
There are several styles of mobile chairs on the market today. When a mobile chair is considered advanced patient transportation, it's because it is able to accommodate needs that an average chair cannot.
Every transport ...
Transport Wheelchair | The Benefits of a Low Maintenance Hospital Transport Chair.
By Karyn Mullen · 14 years ago
Having equipment like a low maintenance hospital transport chair gives dedicated staff the opportunity to focus on what really matters, patients in need. A hospital is a place where many hands work continually towards the ...
Transport Wheelchair | How to Avoid Hospital Patient Transportation Theft.
By Karyn Mullen · 14 years ago
Avoiding wheelchair theft could save virtually any hospital between $19,000 to $25,000 a year. Unfortunately, with so many in need of mobility assistance a place like a hospital annually reports hospital patient transportation theft. With ...
Stair Chair Lift / Mobility For The Disabled
By Patel Walsh · 14 years ago
There are several people in the world who are not capable of performing physical actions such as walking due to injuries. Other people like the elderly and those suffering from knee or joint related weaknesses ...
Senior Living in Columbia, MD-Look Ahead and Plant a Tree
By Cooper Mantle · 15 years ago
Planting a tree has been called one of the strongest signs that you have hope for the future. For people who enjoy senior living in Howard County, Maryland, taking part in tree planting can be ...
Elder Abuse: Vulnerable Seniors Part I
By Breanna Danielle · 14 years ago
Can society confidently feel the elderly are properly nurtured in their most vulnerable stage of life? Today seniors who can no longer care for themselves are forced into unfavorable decisions to completely rely on others. ...
Finding a Nursing Home - How to Deal with the Emotional Factor of Moving to a Care Home
By Michiel Van Kets · 14 years ago
In your senior years, one of your major tasks may be to find a nursing home. In fact, finding and moving into the right caring home is the key factor in determining the quality of ...
Find a Nursing Home - A Guide to Financing a Care Home Stay
By Michiel Van Kets · 14 years ago
Moving to a nursing home is one of the best things you can do to ensure the quality of your life in your senior years. Living in an environment especially designed for the needs of ...
Senior Living in Howard County-Music, Theater and Musical Theater
By Cooper Mantle · 15 years ago
Opportunities for being a part of the music and theater scene are one of the great joys of senior living in Columbia, Maryland, and Howard County. If you play an instrument or sing, there’s a ...
How Adult Day Care Programs and Care Giver Support Groups Can Help Keep Aging Loved Ones At Home
By Sonja Kobrin · 14 years ago
When our parents become elderly and frail, we want to assist them and keep them at home as long as possible. With the proper services, equipment and safety measures in place, this is possible for ...
When Elders Are Financially Exploited By Friends, Family and Caregivers
By Sonja Kobrin · 14 years ago
It is a sad fact that most people who financially exploit the elderly get away with it. They often find it so easy that they do it time and time again. Each time the Exploiter ...
Be Alert For Caregiver Burnout
By Gerald Melnick · 14 years ago
With one in three Americans filling the role of a family caregiver, burnout is a problem that needs to be addressed. Caregiver burnout comes from excessive mental. physical and emotional stress for a prolonged period ...
Fall Prevention for Seniors: Bathroom Safety Tips
By Vicki Rackner · 14 years ago
Fall Prevention for Seniors:
10 Tips for Bathroom Safety
By Dr. Vicki Rackner
Your aging parents tell you they want to stay in the home they love. You want to honor their wishes, yet you ...
Caring Home Options - Questions You Need to Ask To Find a Nursing or Residential Home
By Michiel Van Kets · 14 years ago
Choosing the best care home for your needs can be one of the most important tasks you may need to do during your senior years. Moving into the right caring home is the key factor ...