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Caregiver Tips: Hobbies for Seniors With Limited Mobility
Age-related changes in mobility can significantly impact an elder’s quality of life. Experienced caregivers offer their best tips and ideas for activities for seniors with limited mobility.
0 CommentsExpert Advice: How to Choose a Mobility Aid for a Senior
The wrong mobility aid can negatively affect a senior’s stability, cause posture problems and even result in pain. These devices come in all shapes and sizes, so selecting the right one and achieving a proper fit requires a professional’s expertise.
3 CommentsEncouraging a Senior with Limited Mobility to Get Outside
Fresh air and a change in a senior’s surroundings can do more than help diminish boredom and complacency. People who spend a few minutes outside daily are less likely to have health problems and more likely to remain active.
9 CommentsWhy Are Falls So Dangerous for the Elderly?
One in four Americans aged 65 and older falls each year. Sadly, even one tumble can have serious physical, psychological and functional consequences for older adults.
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Mobility Questions
My mom has gone from AL to MC and from walking normally to being wheelchair-bound in one year. She's so feeble now. Is this normal?
8 Answerslealonnie1 Answered 2 hours agoWhat does it mean when my mother's feet, ankles and legs swell? I have an appointment with the doctor on Monday but just curious.
9 AnswersAnxietynacy Replied Apr 28, 2024Can anyone share their experience with a transportable hoyer lift for a 2-3 day road trip?
5 AnswersLlamalover47 Answered Apr 27, 2024For those of us who are seniors, what was the one thing that surprised you the most about getting older?
105 Answerscarolmariev11 Answered Apr 27, 2024
Mobility Discussions
Looking for (online) exercise buddies!
519 CommentsNeedHelpWithMom Commented Dec 1, 2023Assisted living home's driver won't assist getting mobility compromised residents into the doctor's office or back into the van.
6 CommentsFawnby Commented Oct 3, 2023Seniors trying to open bottles, containers, etc!
23 CommentsNeedHelpWithMom Commented Jan 2023Update on our Stair Lift Chair
5 Commentsoldageisnotfun Commented Jan 2023
Mobility Related Topics
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Cognitive Decline
- Home Modification
- Aging in Place
- Area Agency on Aging
- Dementia Behaviors
- Memory Loss
- Cancer
- Signs of Dementia
- Violent Behavior
- Caregiving
- Mild Dementia
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Severe Dementia
- Dementia Wandering
- Adult Day Care
- Chemotherapy
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Moderate Dementia
- Early Onset Alzheimer's