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June is “Home Safety Month” across the nation. Here are 30 tips from AARP to help you avoid some of the common mishaps that could happen around your home. One of the common summer dangers is a barbecue grill. AARP suggests you move your grill at least 10 feet away from your home or any building [...] How to handle an elderly parent’s bad behavior “My mother is driving me crazy!” This phrase is uttered (or screamed) by caregivers everywhere who are caring for elderly parents. As if they didn’t have enough to do, caregivers often have to deal with bad behavior by their elderly parents. The AgingCare.com message boards are filled with stories [...] Shirley Madsen, who turned 90 Thursday, survived three days trapped in her bathtub by drinking water from a rubber duck. “I have never been so terrified in my life,” Madsen, of Walnut Creek, said of her harrowing experience. Madsen’s daughter, Diane Weber, of Walnut Creek, said doctors at John Muir [...] It can be hard to bathe when you are elderly disabled, or overweight. People often buy bath aids such as chairs, wall bars, bathtub rails and showers that attach to the tub spout. However, these bath aids do not address the real issues of safety: step-in height, reach for the bath controls and safe entry [...] |
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