For senior adults, loneliness and social isolation are not just feelings, they can be cause for concern, even corresponding to health risks for dementia and other medical conditions. Nearly a quarter of adults who are 65 and older are considered to be socially...
As the season begins to change from summer to fall, there are a few things we’d like to point out that affect seniors and their comfort and safety at home. First is the change in the amount of daylight. It happens gradually, with just a few minutes less each day...
If you’re an adult child, or perhaps the spouse, watching the aging of your loved one, you worry about their safety as they grow more frail from aging or illness. The question you may think about is, when is it time to have a home care company provide senior care...
There’s something about spring that makes people want to tidy up their home, get rid of unwanted and unneeded items that will improve home safety for seniors, and enjoy the coming spring and summer season. Perhaps that’s a good time to broach the subject of getting...
If you’re an adult child concerned with a parent living alone in his or her home, the decision is not easy: should you move the elderly parent into your home to provide care, or arrange for a home care company to provide care in the senior’s own home? At FootPrints...
Keeping a senior’s home environment safe is paramount as he or she ages in place. We naturally think about building a ramp to the front door, renovating the bathroom so the shower is a walk-in, adding a shower chair, or removing rugs. But here are some other ideas to...