Elderly Mobility
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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
Has anyone had a loved one with a stroke, feeding tube, bedridden with CNA to help?
11 AnswersCaregiverL Answered 2 hours agoWhy does my mother come up with so many excuses for not walking moving around her apt?
20 AnswersTouchMatters Answered Mar 14, 2024Want to age at home. Need long-term care, legal assistance, and some kind of aid for medical supplies, caregiver, where to begin?
9 AnswersLilyLavalle Answered Mar 13, 2024Bedridden in a nursing home.
6 AnswersJoAnn29 Answered Mar 13, 2024
Mobility Discussions
Looking for (online) exercise buddies!
519 CommentsNeedHelpWithMom Commented Dec 1, 2023Assisted living home's driver won't assist getting mobility compromised residents into the doctor's office or back into the van.
6 CommentsFawnby Commented Oct 3, 2023Seniors trying to open bottles, containers, etc!
23 CommentsNeedHelpWithMom Commented Jan 2023Update on our Stair Lift Chair
5 Commentsoldageisnotfun Commented Jan 2023
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- Violent Behavior
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