http://jude8753.com/2009/10/14/senior-proofing-our-homes-and-bodies/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:56:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://jude8753.com/2009/10/14/senior-proofing-our-homes-and-bodies/#comment-4474 Buggys Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:09:14 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=2536#comment-4474 The dog toys is such a good point! My mom has a little dog (puppy) and during the day she keeps a leash on her in the house to make it easier to grab her when it's time to go out. My mother has had several small incidents of tripping on the dog, the toys, the bones! .-= Buggys´s last blog ..<a href="http://cuteasabuggy.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-our-local-news-commander-of.html" rel="nofollow"></a> =-. The dog toys is such a good point! My mom has a little dog (puppy) and during the day she keeps a leash on her in the house to make it easier to grab her when it’s time to go out. My mother has had several small incidents of tripping on the dog, the toys, the bones!
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]]> http://jude8753.com/2009/10/14/senior-proofing-our-homes-and-bodies/#comment-4522 Buggys Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:09:14 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=2536#comment-4522 The dog toys is such a good point! My mom has a little dog (puppy) and during the day she keeps a leash on her in the house to make it easier to grab her when it's time to go out. My mother has had several small incidents of tripping on the dog, the toys, the bones! .-= Buggys´s last blog ..<a href="http://cuteasabuggy.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-our-local-news-commander-of.html" rel="nofollow"></a> =-. The dog toys is such a good point! My mom has a little dog (puppy) and during the day she keeps a leash on her in the house to make it easier to grab her when it’s time to go out. My mother has had several small incidents of tripping on the dog, the toys, the bones!
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]]> http://jude8753.com/2009/10/14/senior-proofing-our-homes-and-bodies/#comment-4473 Tina T Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:21:10 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=2536#comment-4473 Aside from bathrooms, I never really thought about what would be needed to senior proof a home. In our town in California most of the houses are newer and seem like they would require less modification than the old houses back when we lived in New England. Of course no one can afford the houses here, so maybe it doesn't matter that they're built to be more senior friendly. .-= Tina T´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.luvemorleavem.com/blog/2009/10/14/sacrifice-for-love/" rel="nofollow">What Have You Given Up For Love?</a> =-. Aside from bathrooms, I never really thought about what would be needed to senior proof a home. In our town in California most of the houses are newer and seem like they would require less modification than the old houses back when we lived in New England. Of course no one can afford the houses here, so maybe it doesn’t matter that they’re built to be more senior friendly.
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]]> http://jude8753.com/2009/10/14/senior-proofing-our-homes-and-bodies/#comment-4521 Tina T Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:21:10 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=2536#comment-4521 Aside from bathrooms, I never really thought about what would be needed to senior proof a home. In our town in California most of the houses are newer and seem like they would require less modification than the old houses back when we lived in New England. Of course no one can afford the houses here, so maybe it doesn't matter that they're built to be more senior friendly. .-= Tina T´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.luvemorleavem.com/blog/2009/10/14/sacrifice-for-love/" rel="nofollow">What Have You Given Up For Love?</a> =-. Aside from bathrooms, I never really thought about what would be needed to senior proof a home. In our town in California most of the houses are newer and seem like they would require less modification than the old houses back when we lived in New England. Of course no one can afford the houses here, so maybe it doesn’t matter that they’re built to be more senior friendly.
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]]> http://jude8753.com/2009/10/14/senior-proofing-our-homes-and-bodies/#comment-4472 Roschelle Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:15:19 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=2536#comment-4472 Several years back I worked home health. It was sad to visit elderly couples who had worked hard all their lives to purchase the home of the dreams....only to become prisoners in them. Lots of people look for homes with 2 levels. The couple I visited had an upstair where ALL the bedrooms were. The wife had two knee replacements and the husband was old, blind and very arthritic. Neither of them could go up the stairs anymore. So, they turned their den into a bedroom and lived downstairs.... .-= Roschelle´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.inconsequentiallogic.com/2009/10/is-your-blog-in-channel-surfing.html" rel="nofollow">Is Your Blog in The Channel Surfing Category</a> =-. Several years back I worked home health. It was sad to visit elderly couples who had worked hard all their lives to purchase the home of the dreams….only to become prisoners in them. Lots of people look for homes with 2 levels. The couple I visited had an upstair where ALL the bedrooms were. The wife had two knee replacements and the husband was old, blind and very arthritic. Neither of them could go up the stairs anymore. So, they turned their den into a bedroom and lived downstairs….
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]]> http://jude8753.com/2009/10/14/senior-proofing-our-homes-and-bodies/#comment-4520 Roschelle Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:15:19 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=2536#comment-4520 Several years back I worked home health. It was sad to visit elderly couples who had worked hard all their lives to purchase the home of the dreams....only to become prisoners in them. Lots of people look for homes with 2 levels. The couple I visited had an upstair where ALL the bedrooms were. The wife had two knee replacements and the husband was old, blind and very arthritic. Neither of them could go up the stairs anymore. So, they turned their den into a bedroom and lived downstairs.... .-= Roschelle´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.inconsequentiallogic.com/2009/10/is-your-blog-in-channel-surfing.html" rel="nofollow">Is Your Blog in The Channel Surfing Category</a> =-. Several years back I worked home health. It was sad to visit elderly couples who had worked hard all their lives to purchase the home of the dreams….only to become prisoners in them. Lots of people look for homes with 2 levels. The couple I visited had an upstair where ALL the bedrooms were. The wife had two knee replacements and the husband was old, blind and very arthritic. Neither of them could go up the stairs anymore. So, they turned their den into a bedroom and lived downstairs….
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]]> http://jude8753.com/2009/10/14/senior-proofing-our-homes-and-bodies/#comment-4471 jude Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:06:21 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=2536#comment-4471 Yes, bathrooms are another huge catastrophe waiting to happen to the older generation, many seniors have seriously injured themselves just trying to take a bath. Yes, bathrooms are another huge catastrophe waiting to happen to the older generation, many seniors have seriously injured themselves just trying to take a bath.

]]> http://jude8753.com/2009/10/14/senior-proofing-our-homes-and-bodies/#comment-4519 jude Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:06:21 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=2536#comment-4519 Yes, bathrooms are another huge catastrophe waiting to happen to the older generation, many seniors have seriously injured themselves just trying to take a bath. Yes, bathrooms are another huge catastrophe waiting to happen to the older generation, many seniors have seriously injured themselves just trying to take a bath.

]]> http://jude8753.com/2009/10/14/senior-proofing-our-homes-and-bodies/#comment-4470 BK Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:43:23 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=2536#comment-4470 It is certainly most important to Senior proof the house. For me, besides the areas that you mentioned in your post. I think one area that we need to look at is the bathroom. There are quite a number of falls happening in the bathroom too, especially after shower. So we have to make sure that the floor is those non slippery type when wet and we may have to keep the bathroom floor dry at all time possible. A non slip mat may be useful too. .-= BK´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.symphonyoflove.net/blog/1032/wordless-wednesday-children-see-children-do.html" rel="nofollow">Wordless Wednesday: Children See, Children Do</a> =-. It is certainly most important to Senior proof the house. For me, besides the areas that you mentioned in your post. I think one area that we need to look at is the bathroom. There are quite a number of falls happening in the bathroom too, especially after shower. So we have to make sure that the floor is those non slippery type when wet and we may have to keep the bathroom floor dry at all time possible. A non slip mat may be useful too.
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]]> http://jude8753.com/2009/10/14/senior-proofing-our-homes-and-bodies/#comment-4518 BK Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:43:23 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=2536#comment-4518 It is certainly most important to Senior proof the house. For me, besides the areas that you mentioned in your post. I think one area that we need to look at is the bathroom. There are quite a number of falls happening in the bathroom too, especially after shower. So we have to make sure that the floor is those non slippery type when wet and we may have to keep the bathroom floor dry at all time possible. A non slip mat may be useful too. .-= BK´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.symphonyoflove.net/blog/1032/wordless-wednesday-children-see-children-do.html" rel="nofollow">Wordless Wednesday: Children See, Children Do</a> =-. It is certainly most important to Senior proof the house. For me, besides the areas that you mentioned in your post. I think one area that we need to look at is the bathroom. There are quite a number of falls happening in the bathroom too, especially after shower. So we have to make sure that the floor is those non slippery type when wet and we may have to keep the bathroom floor dry at all time possible. A non slip mat may be useful too.
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