5 Ways to Compensate for Declines in Activities of Daily Living
Once you have noticed that declines in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) are becoming an issue, it is important to take steps to manage the situation. It can be difficult for seniors to acknowledge their decline, but offering strategies to compensate can provide optimism in a tough situation.
7 Steps to Optimize Bathroom Safety for Seniors
Bathroom safety for seniors is a key consideration in creating a safer home environment for older people. A 2018 PubMed study indicates that bathrooms are a high-risk area for people of any age to suffer a fall-related injury. Given that seniors are more prone to falls, optimizing bathroom safety is an important step to minimize the risk of a fall-related injury.
Is Your Home a Candidate for Aging in Place?
If you have decided that you or your loved one is considering aging in place, you need to decide whether your residence is suited to home modifications. This process includes an assessment of both the location and the layout of the house.
9 Essential Steps to Age in Place Successfully
Aging in place does not mean you simply continue to live in your home with no planning or changes. To age in place successfully, you need timely planning and action.
In my experience working with hundreds of older adults, I've seen the dramatic impact that smart, informed planning can make on an individual's ability to stay in their home. I've also seen many unfortunate outcomes of not taking a proactive approach to the process of aging in place.
With smarter living today you can live better tomorrow; here are nine essential steps to successfully age in place.
The Risks and Costs of Falls for Older Adults
“I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.”
The words of Ms. Fletcher from LifeCall’s medical alert commercials, which spotlighted the risks and costs of falls for older adults in the late 1980s, still resonate today. Falls are on the rise, and given the potential cost of injury, it’s a serious matter.
According to the CDC, falls among adults 65 or over caused 36,000 deaths in 2020, making it the leading cause of injury for that demographic. This is somewhat surprising, given that conditions such as dementia receive more attention than falls, but it does not take much imagination to understand why the costs of falls for older adults are so high; for instance, we can all understand that a head injury suffered in a fall can be life-altering.