Falls are the leading safety risk for seniors, with many accidents occurring at home. Becky Pickett, owner of Home Helpers Home Care, provides eight vital safety tips to help older adults create a safer living environment. From removing scatter rugs to installing grab bars in bathrooms, these practical steps can significantly reduce the risk of falls and injuries. As more seniors are discharged home after hospital stays, it’s essential to make homes safer and better suited for their needs, ensuring a secure and comfortable recovery.
Category: Caregiver Support Articles
Practicing Patience
By Robin Brown, Writer/Editor for Finding Faith and Hope Again They say that patience is a virtue—a high character trait…. Read more »
Caring for the Caregiver
Caring for the Caregiver By Greg Robertson, CFSP As a licensed Funeral Director caregiver stress, and even burnout, is often… Read more »
Dementia Caregiver Support Services
Dementia Caregiver Support Services One night, I woke up and my husband was gone. He’d simply walked out of the… Read more »
Providing Much Needed Respite for Caregivers
Providing Much Needed Respite for Caregivers When talking about caregiver respite, Linda Naert, program developer with Trident Area Agency… Read more »
How Smart Home Technology is Keeping Caregivers One Step Ahead
How Smart Home Technology is Keeping Caregivers One Step Ahead By Melanie Stewart Henson Smart Home Specialist Founder & CEO… Read more »
THE HIGH COST OF CARING: Family Caregiver Compassion Fatigue
THE HIGH COST OF CARING: Family Caregiver Compassion Fatigue “What are we doing here? I want to go home,”… Read more »
Recipe for Caregiving
Recipe For Caregiving Caring for anyone can be an emotional and rewarding journey to help someone that can’t care for… Read more »
Using Your Gifts: The Power of Caregiving & Healing Art
Using Your Gifts: The Power of Caregiving & Healing Art By Eileen Schwartz I was my mother’s caregiver. This experience… Read more »
Best Friends Approach to Caregiving
Best Friends Approach to Caregiving When you find yourself caring for a person with dementia one of the hardest question… Read more »
