What can you do to be safer on the road and more comfortable with driving? The main components to consider for safe driving include vision, reaction time, and mobility. Each of these can be improved with regular maintenance and attention. Here are a few suggestions from Lynda … [Read more...] about How To Be Safer On The Road
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Is Your Mobility Hanging In The Balance?
Mobility can be impacted significantly if balance issues arise. “Decline in balance can be attributed to several things, but while there can be decline, falling is not a normal aging process,” says Kristen Luttrell, DPT at Masonic Homes of Kentucky. Deficiencies in strength, … [Read more...] about Is Your Mobility Hanging In The Balance?
Manage Your Health Remotely
As technology advances, it continues to open up new opportunities for us to take charge of our health and stay connected with health care providers from the comfort of our homes. Used effectively, these innovative devices and easy-to-use applications can enable us to track our … [Read more...] about Manage Your Health Remotely
Coast Through Your Vacation Even With Mobility Issues
Creating the perfect vacation takes vision, research, and preparation. Preparation for travel with a loved one with mobility issues takes a team. There are so many details to consider. How do you travel from the hotel to a museum or restaurant? How do you get down the narrow … [Read more...] about Coast Through Your Vacation Even With Mobility Issues
A Caregiver’s Story: An Adjustment To Caring For Her Husband
Lynda Areheart, 84, became a nurse in her 50s, although she didn’t necessarily intend to become one. “Having always had trouble with math, I decided to clear up that patch in my education,” she says. She took remedial math and basic sciences and then just kept taking additional … [Read more...] about A Caregiver’s Story: An Adjustment To Caring For Her Husband