Home Safety

18 Aug 2016
The Volen Center Hosts an:  Fall Prevention Workshop Fall Prevention is very possible. Overview of Physical and Music Therapy Monday, Sept. 19th @ 1:00 – 2:30   Presenters: Sherry Picker, MSW Ed Gray, Licensed OTR/L, PT Sam McDowell, Board Certified Music Therapist “Falls are a leading cause of hospitalizations for aging adults. Learn basic ways to Prevent ...
 Elder Care Often Becomes a Concern for Adult Children Elder adults at some point in their lives we will likely become ill, have a hospitalization, and hopefully return our usual lives, albeit with some modifications of medications, exercise, and diet. The older we get, and in the 21st century, many of us will become very ...
Post Discharge Home: Seniors are rarely 100% recovered   Post Discharge home, you may find your elder loved one’s Discharge Plan is quite complicated or they may not be up to dealing with the details. The hospital or rehab Discharge Planner may review the plan but it is likely not really heard or understood. Your parent may live ...
Hurricane Safety Season Begins June 1st – Be Ready Hurricane Safety plan for hurricane season.  It is time to re-evaluate supplies, plans, and any home repairs. Here is Palm Beach and Broward counties, we know the drill. Elderly parents and other older neighbors often need some assistance with getting ready. Lots of supplies are heavy ...
Senior Home Care is Likely at Some Point in Life The thought of needing help with one’s personal care –  ADLs -bathing, dressing, and toileting is disturbing to most of us. We see ourselves as independent and able to care for ourselves. Truthfully, this just isn’t the case for many older adult seniors. Whether recuperating ...
Home Safety, Comfort and a Stimulating Environment Home Safety involves  “safe proofing” a home for a loved one, parent or spouse who has cognitive impairment, memory loss and poor judgement goes beyond grab bars in the shower. Since older adults choose to remain in their own home, some modifications ought to be made to accommodate ...
Appliances: Helpful Tips for Seniors Appliances need servicing from time to time. For all of us, having a fridge, washer, dryer etc. break means expense and time waiting on the repairman. Our friend, Fred Kaye of A-1 Appliance & Refrigeration Service in Palme Beach county, Florida has been kind enough to share some professional tips to help ...
Age in Place is the Choice for Most Seniors Age in Place is the new way of saying, remaining in your own home. We can count on some physiological changes to occur from our sixties through our nineties, and beyond. Vision for instance frequently becomes less acute with age. There may be some gait and ...
Hurricane Preparedness is Key to Planning for the Storm and Afterwards Hurricane Preparedness for Floridians; we know June 1st begins the Hurricane Season which lasts through November.  It is a time to review your Hurricane Plan, make needed changes and restock your Hurricane supplies – testing things and adding new water and paper goods. Review your ...
Elder Parent and Loved One’s Care May be More Intensive than Imagined  Elder parent care is about many things all rolled into one. There are many things to consider: health, ability to care for oneself, emotional (Depression) and psychological and cognitive (Dementia) well-being, finances, legal planning and safety (Fall Prevention). Delray Beach in South Florida, ...