A Handy Guide to Pill Cutters
A pill splitter can be a real cost-saving device for many seniors. This is because when you need a prescription a higher dose pill is often no more expensive than a lower dose one! So, if you have a pill…
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Alternatives To Bed Rails For Elderly Adults
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s report on bed rails was stark. They estimate that 175 adults died because of the bed rails that they had installed on their beds and that nearly 40,000 adults had been injured over the…
Do Seniors Need A Foot Spa?
After a lifetime of people walking around their feet can start to fall into a state of disrepair. The fatty padding on the soles wears away leaving joints exposed and open to damage. The skin tears, there are sprains, neuropathy,…
Do Massage Guns Really Work?
Doctors have extolled the benefits of massage therapy for many years now. They say that by improving the blood flow in your muscles, you can help to prevent muscle soreness. But what if you can’t afford a massage therapist or…
How To Clean A Stairlift?
As we start getting older, it can really help to purchase a stairlift. However, if you want it to last you will need to clean the stairlift regularly and that can be quite an intimidating task if you’ve never done…
8 Worst Foods To Eat With Dentures
If you have new dentures or new partial dentures, you’ll want to make sure that you don’t hurt yourself while eating. We’ve got a list of the worst things that you can eat with dentures to help you out. Plus,…
How To Help An Elderly Person Get Into Bed
Getting into bed can get harder as grow older. Older adults may lose upper body strength, they may have flexibility issues or joint pain and medical conditions such as Parkinson’s or arthritis, or dementia to contend with. That can mean…
How To Help An Elderly Person Get Out Of Bed
Research says that if an older adult spends too much time in bed they’re are likely to experience difficulty with their health. This can lead to everything from constipation to bed sores. They also say this is one of the…
Medicare Vs. Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid are often used in the same way in the same sense in conversation. There is, however, a real difference between the two systems. While they are both government programs that help with health care costs, did you…
Can You Test Your Hearing Online For Free?
A quick Google search will result in the discovery of many companies who offer hearing tests online and for free! But are these tests worth what you pay for them or do they actually work? Do Online Hearing Tests Work?…