When mobility is a challenge, tasks that were once simple such as getting into the bath or shower, become not only more difficult, but also more dangerous, as balance wanes. There are a number of useful assistive technology devices that make getting into the bath or shower a … [Read more...] about Caregiving Answers: How To Make A Bath Safer
Home Improvements
Make Moving Manageable
You never know how much stuff you have until you have to move it all somewhere. Especially when we’ve gradually accumulated possessions over decades, the idea of sorting through it all in order to make a move — and the decisions we have to make about each item along the way — can … [Read more...] about Make Moving Manageable
Tools To Help You Stay (And Thrive) In Your Home
What would make your home work better for you? There are many tools available to help seniors age in place in their homes, because home is indeed where the heart is, as well as where cherished memories, dignity, and optimism reside. Independent aging tools can range from home … [Read more...] about Tools To Help You Stay (And Thrive) In Your Home
Brighter, Safer Spaces
Recognizing a need for safer homes so that individuals can live there as they grow older is at the heart of every aging-in-place program across the country. New Directions Aging in Place has an innovative approach that not only includes physical home improvements but also the … [Read more...] about Brighter, Safer Spaces
Pouring New Life Into An Old House
The broken windows gaped on the decaying house in Butchertown. The paint and siding were peeling off, pieces falling on the overgrown grass. In the crumbling garage sat an abandoned 1948 Lincoln Zephyr, its bare wheel discs flat as pancakes from the years of neglect.Most people … [Read more...] about Pouring New Life Into An Old House