Ceiling lifts can make daily transfers easier for some older adults and people with limited mobility by providing powered assistance when moving between beds, wheelchairs, chairs, and other appropriate locations. These systems may reduce the physical demands of certain transfers…
A residential porch lift can make entering and leaving home safer and more manageable for some older adults and people with mobility limitations, particularly when stairs have become difficult or when someone uses a wheelchair. Also called a vertical platform…
National Family Caregivers Day provides an opportunity to recognize the important role family caregivers play in helping older adults and people with mobility limitations manage everyday activities. Mobility solutions such as stairlifts, ramps, ceiling lifts, walkers, wheelchairs, grab bars, and…
Thanksgiving gatherings can become more welcoming for guests with limited mobility by making thoughtful accessibility improvements before family and friends arrive. Clear walking paths, accessible entrances, appropriate seating, improved lighting, bathroom modifications, and mobility equipment can make it easier for…
American Diabetes Month can encourage people living with diabetes and their families to consider how diabetes-related health changes may affect everyday mobility. Some people with diabetes may experience problems involving sensation, vision, balance, circulation, or other health issues that can…
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month can encourage families to look closely at how easily and comfortably an older adult with memory or cognitive changes can move around the home. Changes in judgment, perception, balance, familiarity with surroundings, or the ability…
Veterans Day can inspire families to consider whether the homes of aging veterans continue to support their mobility, independence, and everyday needs. As veterans grow older, changes in strength, balance, vision, joint movement, or mobility may make stairs, bathrooms, entrances,…
National Patient Transportation Week is a good time for families to review an older adult’s transportation needs because reliable transportation can affect access to medical appointments, groceries, social activities, and other important parts of daily life. Changes in vision, mobility,…
Families should consider a residential porch lift when steps at a home’s entrance have become a serious barrier for an older adult, especially if the person uses a wheelchair, scooter, walker, or has difficulty safely climbing stairs. Also called a…
Mobility equipment such as stairlifts, ramps, walkers, canes, rollators, wheelchairs, grab bars, and lift systems can make some everyday activities easier for people with arthritis. Arthritis can affect joints, strength, balance, grip, and movement, making tasks such as climbing stairs,…