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When Is it Dangerous for Your Senior to Age in Place Alone?

No matter how long your senior family member has lived in her home, there may come a time when it really does become dangerous for her to remain there by herself. That’s a conversation that your senior may not be excited about having, but it’s one that you do need to address and preferably sooner...

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Why Do Aging Adults Fall?

Lots of people experience falls for no reason at all, and that can be the case for your senior, too. But the odds are that if she does experience a fall there is a reason for that to have happened. When you understand the main reasons that older adults experience a fall, you can plan...

An elderly person in a white bathrobe lies on a bathroom floor next to a walker, with toiletries scattered nearby, suggesting a fall or accident.

Five Mistakes Your Senior Might Make After a Fall

No one wants their senior family member to fall, and for good reason. Falls are incredibly dangerous for older adults and they open the door for some very serious injuries that can change her entire life. but it’s easy to make mistakes after a fall, even with good intentions. Here are just a few of...

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Tips For Car Trips With Seniors Who Have Dementia

If you’re planning on doing some holiday traveling with a senior loved one that has dementia, you may be a little anxious. While you should take some special precautions to make sure that your senior loved one is safe you can still have a safe, happy, and successful car trip with your senior loved one...

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Four Ideas for Modifying Your Senior’s Home if She’s Having Vision Issues

As your senior’s vision changes, that affects a lot about how well her life works. Some parts of her life might not work for her as well as they did before. Her environment may need changes in order for her to be safer and she may need more help than she did in the past....

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Holiday Traveling Tips For Seniors

Traveling during the holiday season can be hectic under the best of circumstances, and usually you can count on at least one thing to go wrong during the trip. If you are traveling with a senior loved one this holiday season there are some things that you should keep in mind when you’re making your...

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Mobility and Safety for Your Senior

One of the most important ways for your senior to remain safe in her home is to remain as mobile as she can. Challenges to her mobility make it more difficult for her to be as safe as possible. If your elderly family member has experienced changes to her mobility, it’s important to understand what...

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Helping Seniors Avoid Scams

Every year millions of seniors lose money, sometimes a lot of money, to scams. Seniors who are easily confused are no match for scammers who have a list of sophisticated ruses that they use to convince seniors that their family members are in trouble and need money or that the seniors need to pay money...

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