Shawna Transferring from sit to stand on a rocking recliner can be challenging and difficult for an individual with weakness, compromised heart health, balance problems, and other impairments. Sometimes family members will purchase a medical lift chair to decrease the effort and fall risk of a loved one that enjoys sitting in a recliner but cannot … Read more
Does this sound familiar? On top of a demanding job outside-of-the-home and taking care of kids/grandkids , you now have the responsibility of caring for an aging loved one with special needs (i.e. frequent Dr. appointments, hip precautions, assist with bathing/dressing/toileting/bed mobility/transfers/walking, complicated medical equipment, etc.). You desperately want/need to learn more about transfers, swelling … Read more
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Falls Prevention Risk Assessment & Tips Welcome, Slips, trips, and falls can be scary and even change someone’s quality of life and life expectancy–especially later in life. With that in mind, I want to provide some fall risk assessment tools as well as some tips to decrease the risk of falls based on each … Read more
Welcome, This page is dedicated to providing helpful tips to caregivers faced with deciding where his/her loved one would receive the BEST care when living at home is no longer an option. Learn alternatives to nursing home placement, how to choose a nursing home if that is the BEST option, and the differences between Nursing Homes, … Read more
Drive-Poly Fly Transforming Wheelchair Description: Seat Width: 16″, 18″ and 20″ Weight 19 lbs (using 8″ transport chair caster wheels) 29 lbs (using larger 24″ standard wheelchair wheels), Removable armrests Swingaway footrest No tools required to convert from Transport to Standard wheelchair Anti-tipping kit My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Product Overview … Read more
Diabetic Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes are becoming more and more popular. Here is a Kid Approved, Healthy, and Easy Diabetic Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. Delicious, Soft and Kid Approved these cookies have No Flour, Very Little Butter, and one of the Easiest Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies I have ever made. I have been asked … Read more
Gait Belts Welcome, Learn How to Use a Gait Belt Properly, Why You Use Gait Belts, and the Best Gait Belt For Optimal Safety,Effectiveness, and Adjustment. I recently completed an online training course that included the use of a gait belt. According to the course, the gait belt should be placed “right under the ribs … Read more