Is your bathroom in need a total overhaul? In some cases, an outdated decor needs a revamp in order to create a more attractive space. However, in many other cases, there are much more important reasons to remodel a bathroom. For those of us who live with elderly loved ones or individuals with disabilities, a
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If we’re being honest, most of us take the act of taking a shower for granted. It’s an act – generally a daily one – that requires little to no thought or effort. However, for seniors and individuals with disabilities, taking a shower can be a dangerous undertaking. In fact, you don’t have to have
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With Christmas less than a week away, many of us are considering the ways in which we plan on celebrating the holidays. Those ways, of course, are bound to be pretty different this year. The coronavirus pandemic is making it so that traditional get-togethers are cautioned against. For those of us who live with seniors,
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We all know the importance of personal hygiene. Or do we? If we’re being honest, there are days when we just don’t pay as much attention to our cleanliness as others. A weekend after a long and hard work week may have us staying at home in our pyjamas without so much as washing our
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Caregivers of dementia patients are very special people. They know, all too well, how much effort is required to give a sufferer of the ailment the care he/she needs. To be clear, dementia isn’t one disease. The term is actually used to describe a collective of symptoms of cognitive decline. Alzheimer’s disease is a form
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Does your aging parent find it difficult to use the bathroom independently? If you live with an elderly loved one, one of your top concerns is likely his/her safety. This is especially true when he/she is alone in the bathroom. Does your mom or dad battle with a mobility issue? Does he/she have some trouble
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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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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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