As the warmest days of summer are upon us, it is important to be aware of hot weather safety for seniors. In Minnesota, we tend to put more focus toward keeping the elderly safe in the bitter cold winter months than ensuring their safety on the hottest summer days. A recent article on FoxDetroit.com discusses…
Safe At Home – Making Your Home More Secure
Practical advice for making your home more secure By Dorothy Muffett Karen Freer was thrilled when her mother-in-law, at age 87, was able to return to the comforts of her own home following surgery to repair a fractured hip. “She was able to avoid going into a long-term care facility with the help of some…
Practical Advice for Increasing Home Safety
Home Safety Tips III: Making your Home More Secure: Our homes should be the place where we feel the safest and most secure. As you age, or if you are facing knee or hip surgery, it may be a good time to assess your home to help avoid unnecessary accidents. Perhaps you will be sent home…
Home Safety: Just One Way to Make People’s Lives Better
Home Safety Tips II: Main Living Areas Baywood Home Care Registered Nurses and Care Managers Judy Ophus and Karen Freer say that many of these home safety tips come from combined decades of experience, as well as from the clients themselves. Doors and doorways Doors that swing outward past the frame allow the most accessibility…
Home Safety Tips for Seniors
It is possible to live comfortably in your home as you age, and even to recover safely from joint surgery at home rather than a rehab facility. However, moving around post-surgery can be challenging. You may not have full strength, or you may require the temporary use of a walker or other adaptive equipment. That…
Senior Home Safety – In the News
In this news clip featuring senior home safety, Julie Albrecht, R.N., with Baywood Home Care in Minneapolis and Sherburn, MN, explains that by being proactive, it is possible to care for seniors in their own homes or in their children’s homes, and it is affordable. She discusses the top areas to emphasize safety in the home…
Protecting Your Loved Ones with Minnesota Home Care
The Star Tribune published a new story on how a number of Minnesota families had filed lawsuits against nursing homes that had mistreated their loved ones, only to have the cases dropped due to something called the Minnesota Survival Law. The Minnesota Survival Law The Minnesota Survival Law states that any personal injury case will be…