Category: Product Reviews
Helping Your Loved One Better Manage Incontinence
By guest blogger: Julie Davis Incontinence is a challenge, but it is easier to live with if you have the right products. If you’re a caregiver for someone with incontinence, you might find that the choice of incontinence items is overwhelming—where do you start? The first step is to determine the needs of your loved…
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Assisted Living in Your Own Backyard
Not sure if you can afford a nursing home? Prefabricated backyard cottages are the newest assisted living trend. Whether you call it a granny flat, a granny pod, or a mother-in-law cottage, the idea’s the same: a small, safe prefabricated house that fits right in your backyard and provides an innovative alternative to assisted living….
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Are You Putting These Dementia Causing Chemicals in Your Body?
Knowledge is power. But in some instances, one can’t help but wonder whether ignorance is bliss. According to a recent study from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, a common ingredient used to produce the buttery flavor and smell in microwave popcorn, margarine, candy and baked goods is now being linked to Alzheimer’s. Life is…
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Robo-Seniors: How Robotic Technology is Giving New Life to Seniors
Honda’s Stride Management Assist device, based in part on its ASIMO robot, helps wearers walk and opens up a world of new possibilities in senior health. The rate of mobility impairment among U.S. seniors is nearly 60%, but new developments in the world of assistive technology have the potential to help millions of elderly adults…
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iPads and Elders: Should Your Grandma iBraincercise?
Understanding which technologies can not only enhance—but also improve cognitive functioning and stimulation—in the golden years is important information. iBraincercise shares insight into how the iPad product greatly benefits the elderly. On our recent post “9 Reasons Why iPads Are Good for Memory Care Residents” we came in contact with Leidy (Gigi) Yelton, co-founder of…
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9 Reasons Why iPads Are Good for Memory Care Residents
iPads are not only hip; they’re also helpful in memory care. That’s right—iPads have actually proven to help with cognitive skills, mobility and communication for those who suffer from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. We all knew Steve Jobs was a brilliant man of his time, but we’re not sure that even he knew how smart…
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