by Gareth Williams | Jun 17, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
Why Do The Elderly Not Want To Bathe ? As your parents get older, you may be finding that they aren’t seeming to bathe very often, or that their clothes are, well, a bit wiffy. Or, perhaps you are their caregiver, and you know that they are bathing less, or are...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 15, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene, Safety
36 Caregiver Tips: How To Make Bathing Easier For The Elderly ? With elderly parents, in terms of safety, the bathroom is the room of most concern due to all the obvious risks. And if you then start to think about the embarrassment, and nervousness, around privacy and...
by Gareth Williams | May 23, 2019 | Beginners Info, home page post slider, Personal Hygiene, Safety
54 Bathroom Safety Tips For Seniors – A Helpful Guide Living with my mom, as I do, I am constantly checking for things which might cause her to fall, and the bathroom with all that water is the prime area for a nasty accident. Bathroom safety tips for seniors...
by Gareth Williams | May 6, 2019 | Beginners Info, Medical Alert Systems, Safety
Are There Any Free Medical Alert Systems For Seniors ? And How To Get One ? Over the last several months of researching medical alert systems for my elderly mom, I had a look at how a person might get a medical alert system for free, or find funding if you really...
by Gareth Williams | May 4, 2019 | Beginners Info, Safety
What Does Telecare Mean ? What Does Telecare Do ? While researching different methods of activity monitoring for my mom, I kept coming across the term “Telecare”. I wrongly assumed that it meant using video chats to have some kind of consultation with...
by Gareth Williams | May 4, 2019 | Beginners Info, Medical Alert Systems, Safety
Do Medical Alert Systems Work Outside The Home ? If you, like me, have been looking to find some kind of medical alert system for your elderly parent, your first question will be “Where is my parent going to need the alert system ?” And then, if they are...
by Gareth Williams | May 1, 2019 | Beginners Info, Medical Alert Systems, Safety
Do Medical Alert Systems Require A Landline ? Since starting this blog, I have been talking to a lot of people about medical alert systems, and the vast majority thought that you need a landline. I have to admit, I did too when we first looked with my mom. Not...
by Gareth Williams | Apr 27, 2019 | Beginners Info, Medical Alert Systems, Safety
What Is A Fall Detector ? And how to choose one ? If you have been looking to purchase a Medical Alert System, you may have noticed that a lot of them have an “add-on” called a Fall Detection, and usually at some additional cost to the basic rate. I...
by Gareth Williams | Mar 21, 2019 | Beginners Info, Medical Alert Systems, Safety
What Are Medical Alert Systems ? Now that my mother has turned a sprightly 90 yrs old, and is still trying to get into trouble, I decided to do some research into what are medical alert systems, who benefits from having them, and why we may wish to have one. What are...
by Gareth Williams | Feb 28, 2019 | Beginners Info, Safety
250+ Senior Safety Tips And Ideas On How To Fall-proof Your Home Over the last 2 1/2 years, my mom has unfortunately slipped, and fallen twice. Luckily, Mom has not really seriously hurt herself, although this last time she has bruised her ribs, and it has dented her...
