Fire Prevention Checklist: The Bathroom
Each year throughout the United States there are approximately 400,000 home fires. These catastrophes result in more than 11,000 injuries to civilians, and more than 3,000 deaths to civilians. This statistic can be frightening for you as a family caregiver to an aging...
What Can You Do if Your Loved One Believes that Staying at Home Can Keep Her from Falling?
Sometimes your elderly loved one might come up with some reasons for her behavior that might not make sense to you. For example, if your loved one is worried about falling, she might convince herself that staying home all of the time can help her avoid falls. Talk to...
Preventing Falls Outside of Your Parent’s Home
Preventing falls should be one of the primary focuses of your care efforts for your elderly parent. Each year millions of senior adults throughout the United States experience falls, and nearly 3 million of them end up in the emergency room seeking care and treatment...