Difficutly Walking in Older Adults
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Expert 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 CommentsTips for Minimizing Motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
Experienced caregivers offer their best suggestions for minimizing the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s such as gait freezing, bradykinesia, rigidity and postural instability.
0 CommentsKnee Replacement Surgery: A Personal Story
A personal story about knee replacement surgery, the rehabilitation process, and the decision to have the other knee done.
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Difficulty Walking Questions
Am I being too harsh?
11 Answersdaughterofagnes Replied 5 hours agoI just had to make the difficult decision to place Mom in a skilled nursing facility, but they're not taking care of her most basic needs. What should I do? Look for another place?
6 AnswersMountaingyrl Answered May 14, 2022What can I do with my alcoholic mother who is living in her home alone with CHF and on a blood-thinner?
21 AnswersTaarna Answered May 14, 2022My 67-year-old mother needs around-the-clock care. I don't want to put her in a home, but I can't always be with her. What do I do?
49 AnswersBarbBrooklyn Answered May 12, 2022
Difficulty Walking Discussions
Tips for Keeping Your Very Elderly Parent Mentally Occupied
3 CommentsRose2020 Commented Mar 30, 2022FYI... Because of the abuse of the 911 system for "lift assists," some fire and ambulance districts will soon charge up to $850 for excessive nonemergency calls.
12 CommentsMountaingyrl Commented Mar 6, 2022Expect the worst, hope for the best. I wish I could live by that motto, but every time I get to dad's house, it's drama. I'm so tired.
4 CommentsNeedHelpWithMom Commented Oct 2020Handicapped parking in a medical center, versus "private parking" spaces for one business.
13 Commentspamzimmrrt Commented Feb 2020
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