For senior citizens all over Canada, making shower time an experience that is as slip-free as possible is vitally important. After all, slips and falls in the bathroom are a leading cause of hospitalizations for elderly Canadians. So what can you do to ensure that shower time is a safe experience for your elderly loved […]
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If you live with an aging parent, you likely have your hands full a good portion of the time. Providing care is both an honour and a hardship. This goes for both parties involved. Surely, you love Mom and/or Dad, but you can’t always get privacy when you’re constantly being depended on. The reverse is
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In an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the vast majority of us are staying at home. For seniors, this is especially important. Highly susceptible to the ill effects caused by COVID-19, older adults are cautioned to remain as safe as possible. But with more time spent in the home comes a greater
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There’s never been a time more important than now to ensure the good health of the elderly loved ones in your life. Needless to say, the coronavirus pandemic has changed life as we know it for all of us. While the majority of us are staying at home and practicing social distancing, it’s vital to
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On behalf of the entire LifeCare Mobility Solutions team, we’d like to wish you all a very happy new year! With this being our first blog of 2020, we thought it only right to greet you with such wishes, even though the year is now a little over a week old. As you know, this
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Fall Prevention Month may now be behind us. But that doesn’t mean there’s no more need to pay attention to avoiding slips and falls in your home. Of course, this is especially true if you live with an older adult. The importance of paying attention to your elderly loved one’s safety doubles whenever he/she ventures
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In last week’s blog, we brought attention to the fact that November is Fall Prevention Month. And while it’s indisputable that it’s important to try to prevent falls all year long, this month is one when heightened attention is required. We suppose it makes sense considering that, for many Canadian cities, November is the month
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If you’re a caregiver of an individual with mobility issues, allow us to first applaud you. You are a special person who undoubtedly deserves more credit than you’re likely to get on a regular basis. Whether you’re related to your care recipient or have taken on the care of others as your vocation, thank you
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It’s important for all of us to take precautions when entering a bathroom. Yes, we all use the bathroom daily and pretty much take for granted that we’re safe when we’re in there. For most seniors, however, safety is not something that can be taken for granted. It’s practically mandatory for them to find ways
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The importance of bathroom safety should never be underestimated. Yes, it’s a room we all use every day. And yes, it’s a room that generally makes us feel like there is never any imminent danger to worry about. But what happens as we age? We naturally experience bouts of diminished strength and balance. Combine being
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