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Caregiver Tips: Hobbies for Seniors With Limited Mobility
Age-related changes in mobility can significantly impact an elder’s quality of life. Experienced caregivers offer their best tips and ideas for activities for seniors with limited mobility.
0 CommentsExpert Advice: How to Choose a Mobility Aid for a Senior
The wrong mobility aid can negatively affect a senior’s stability, cause posture problems and even result in pain. These devices come in all shapes and sizes, so selecting the right one and achieving a proper fit requires a professional’s expertise.
3 CommentsEncouraging a Senior with Limited Mobility to Get Outside
Fresh air and a change in a senior’s surroundings can do more than help diminish boredom and complacency. People who spend a few minutes outside daily are less likely to have health problems and more likely to remain active.
9 CommentsWhy Are Falls So Dangerous for the Elderly?
One in four Americans aged 65 and older falls each year. Sadly, even one tumble can have serious physical, psychological and functional consequences for older adults.
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Mobility Questions
Who provides medical transportation to elderly disabled?
6 AnswersGeaton777 Answered 7 hours agoI'm having a hard time getting a medical bed for my paralyzed mom.
4 AnswersTrixipie Answered Oct 25, 2024Has anyone ever been successful in reversing immobility?
7 Answerscover9339 Replied Oct 25, 2024Anyone else's loved one experience fever, disoriented, trouble holding head up and walking, hand tremors, and sleeping with a UTI?
2 AnswersGeaton777 Answered Oct 24, 2024
Mobility Discussions
Exercise we can do to keep our bodies healthy.
52 CommentsAnxietynacy Commented Oct 26, 2024How to get hygiene for stroked out Mom in NH? Got pics of her unkempt and I'm in Chicago. Trying to figure who is in charge. Never same CNA.
4 CommentsGeaton777 Commented May 16, 2024Would Medicare pay for a specialized walker and then electric wheelchair?
13 CommentsGrandma1954 Commented May 9, 2024[The Washington Post] Senior homes refuse to pick up fallen residents, dial 911. ‘Why are they calling us?"
4 Commentscwillie Commented May 5, 2024
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- Violent Behavior
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- Chemotherapy
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