When a care recipient is contending with a mobility issue, a caregiver tends to place his/her focus on that physical limitation. While we are helping
There are seniors all over Canada who are amazingly independent. They can walk up and down the stairs with ease, prepare their own meals and
For many older adults, keeping clean isn’t the easiest of tasks. It becomes a chore when aches and pains prevent you from reaching areas of
Being a caregiver is an incredibly important job. We would be hard pressed to find a role of greater importance. Helping an elderly person or
Over the course of the next couple of months, we’ll be having predominantly warm and sunny weather. But it won’t be fun for everyone. Seniors
How often do you use the bathroom each day? It may seem like an intrusive question to ask, but it is an essential one nonetheless.
As Connie Adair reports for Barkin Group, “there were more than 50,000 emergency visits for injuries from falls on stairs in Ontario in 2015, according
June is here! For most Canadians, this is a very joyous time of year. This month marks the beginning of summer. Although summertime doesn’t officially
“Every year, thousands of older adults fall and hurt themselves,” reports HealthLinkBC, “Falls are one of the main causes of injury and disability in people
For many older adults, personal hygiene upkeep is a tough sell. In some cases, seniors don’t feel the need to keep up with cleanliness because
