Thanksgiving gatherings can become more welcoming for guests with limited mobility by making thoughtful accessibility improvements before family and friends arrive. Clear walking paths, accessible entrances, appropriate seating, improved lighting, bathroom modifications, and mobility equipment can make it easier for…
American Diabetes Month can encourage people living with diabetes and their families to consider how diabetes-related health changes may affect everyday mobility. Some people with diabetes may experience problems involving sensation, vision, balance, circulation, or other health issues that can…
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month can encourage families to look closely at how easily and comfortably an older adult with memory or cognitive changes can move around the home. Changes in judgment, perception, balance, familiarity with surroundings, or the ability…
Veterans Day can inspire families to consider whether the homes of aging veterans continue to support their mobility, independence, and everyday needs. As veterans grow older, changes in strength, balance, vision, joint movement, or mobility may make stairs, bathrooms, entrances,…
National Patient Transportation Week is a good time for families to review an older adult’s transportation needs because reliable transportation can affect access to medical appointments, groceries, social activities, and other important parts of daily life. Changes in vision, mobility,…
Families should consider a residential porch lift when steps at a home’s entrance have become a serious barrier for an older adult, especially if the person uses a wheelchair, scooter, walker, or has difficulty safely climbing stairs. Also called a…
Mobility equipment such as stairlifts, ramps, walkers, canes, rollators, wheelchairs, grab bars, and lift systems can make some everyday activities easier for people with arthritis. Arthritis can affect joints, strength, balance, grip, and movement, making tasks such as climbing stairs,…
Mobility solutions such as stairlifts, ramps, grab bars, mobility aids, ceiling lifts, and other accessibility improvements can support recovery by making everyday movement around the home safer and more manageable. National Physical Therapy Month, observed in October, is a good…
International Day of Older Persons can promote aging in place by encouraging families to consider practical changes that make a home easier to use as mobility needs change. Observed each year on October 1, the day recognizes older adults and…
Bone and Joint Health Action Week can encourage safer movement around the home by reminding older adults and families to identify mobility barriers and make practical accessibility improvements. Observed each October, the week raises awareness of bone and joint conditions…