Posts Categorized: Home Safety

Tips to Keep Your Elderly Loved One Safe; Things You Can Do If You’re Worried About Home Safety

By Stephanie Erickson Here are some guidelines when trying to ensure that your loved one’s home is safe as they age. First, make sure to start with the following:  Name of neighbor/friend/relative and phone number to contact in the case of an emergency and you are not able to get to your loved one’s home… Read more »

Dealing with Caregiver Guilt

By Kim Chernecky According to ACL.gov “In 2019, at least 53 million people were providing informal, usually unpaid, care and support to aging family members and people of all ages with disabilities”. Chances are if you are reading this, you are one of them. And as people continue to live longer, those numbers will only… Read more »

Managing Your Medications for Safety

By Kim Chernecky If you or someone you know is taking multiple medications on a daily basis, you understand how challenging it can sometimes be to always remember to take them as prescribed. Remembering to take one medication several times a day on schedule can be difficult enough, but when you’re taking two, three, or… Read more »