Spending time with an elderly parent or grandparent with Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t need to be a challenge. The key is choosing activities that work with their abilities and comfort levels. Summer offers pleasant weather and longer daylight hours perfect for enjoyable interactions with your loved one. Planning appropriate summertime activities can stimulate their mind, lift…
How to Care for an Elderly Parent with Dementia
As a person ages, it becomes common for their cognitive abilities to deteriorate and their memory to worsen. For many elderly individuals, this decline leads to dementia – a progressive syndrome involving memory loss, impaired communication skills, and decreased mental capabilities. When a parent develops dementia, their caregiving needs increase substantially. It can be incredibly…
How to Provide a Safe, Dignified, Independent Bathing Experience for the Elderly and Disabled
The ability to bathe independently is crucial for maintaining quality of life and dignity as we age. However, many elderly and disabled individuals struggle to safely use a standard tub or shower on their own. According to statistics from the CDC, around 30% of adults 65 and older need assistance with bathing. For those with…
Handicap Bathroom Accessibility: Converting Your Bathroom for Disabled Access and Independent Bathing
Accessible bathing is a crucial consideration for many elderly and disabled individuals. Not being able to safely shower or bathe independently can greatly reduce quality of life. According to the CDC, over 13% of Americans have mobility impairments that require accessibility modifications. With the aging population increasing, the number of people who need accessible bathing…
Bathmaster Deltis Bath Lift Review
Some of our very heavy patients who cannot walk and cannot afford the luxury of a walk-in bath find bathing in the tub to be a major challenge especially because of their weight. That is why it was a huge relief for me when Bill, a 58 year obese paraplegic informed me that he had…
Bariatric Bath Lift Chair – 6 Best Ones to Consider Buying
For obese individuals, getting help from a family member or a personal attendant was the only way to get a good bath earlier. Things can be even more complicated with obesity, as obese people have greater difficulty in moving about with ease and performing even the simplest of tasks unlike healthy people with low body…
Bathmaster Bathlifts – 3 Top Models to Buy
At one time, bathing used to be extremely difficult for old and diseased people without any type of support. The coming of bath lifts has managed to change all that. Among the various manufacturers of bath lifts, Bathmaster is one that has earned a lot of appreciation and sales with its amazing bathing products and…
Bath Lifts for Garden Tubs – 5 Great Choices to Make
Bath tub lifts are very assistive bathing accessories for individuals who are aged, weakened by disease or pregnant. These can easily be installed and make it easier for bathers to get into and out of tubs. These can also be used safely. Bath lifts come with a universal design which can fit bath tubs of…