Week after week, the LifeCare Mobility Solutions Blog offers up helpful advice that can all be categorized under one central theme: making seniors safe. Naturally, with our company specializing in offering both seniors and individuals with mobility issues a variety of mobility solutions and accessibility devices to choose from, it only makes sense for our […]
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We’d all love nothing more than to get a good night’s sleep each and every night. However, many Canadians have trouble getting the recommended eight hours each night. Between our very busy work schedules, caring for the kids and fitting in our leisure activities, getting to bed early isn’t always possible. Seniors, on the other
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On the LifeCare Mobility Blog, we often discuss the importance of protecting the elderly from slipping and falling. As we’ve pointed out on numerous occasions, slips and falls are the top culprits for hospitalizations of Canadian seniors. Helping your elderly loved ones to maintain their balance requires a lot of steps. No pun intended. This
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For many Canadians, the fear of having their elderly parents fall down and hurt themselves is a very prevalent one. On the LifeCare Mobility Solutions Blog, we regularly highlight the fact that slips and falls are the causes of the vast majority of hospitalizations among older adults in Canada. What can we do to help
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For older adults, problems with balance should be regarded as a very serious issue. As we’ve pointed out in a number of previous blogs, slips and falls are top culprits for major injuries and hospitalizations of seniors in Canada. Naturally, having a balance issue can present dangers. And this is especially true in the bathroom.
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The official start of winter takes place in a couple of weeks. But, as any Canadian knows, there’s no need to look at the calendar in order to get winter-ready. Below zero temperatures have already been in effect for about a month now. Quite obviously, we are experiencing the time of year when bundling up
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We’re officially less than a month away from Christmas! Many Canadians are currently in the midst of preparing for the special end-of-year holiday season by rushing through malls to pick up gifts and planning big dinners to fill the bellies of family members and friends. Many of those families include elderly individuals. And, now more
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Happy Halloween everyone! Today is a very special day for youngsters all over Canada. And tonight’s annual celebration of ghouls and goblins will culminate in the ever-popular act of trick-or-treating. For the most part, we see Halloween as an enjoyable occasion for kids who get to don spooky costumes and visit their neighbours for free
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With Halloween just one week away, many Canadians are gearing up for the annual tradition of trick or treating. Complete with ghoulish costumes and creepy decorations, the Halloween celebration is one that is especially joyful for children. The annual tradition, however, isn’t the only time that treats should be doled out. And, of course, little
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Most elderly individuals would much prefer to age in place than to spend their days in assisted living facilities. And who could blame them? We all know that the old adage “there’s no place like home” is absolutely true. When you’re able to live in the comfort of a place that is familiar to you,
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