A Mobile Medical Alert System in the Bay Area: Getting Out and Getting Home Safe August 21 is National Senior Citizens Day, and the best way to mark it is not with a card. It is with a plan that lets someone keep doing the things they enjoy. Most of what makes life good happens [...]
Aging in Place Technology That Does Not Feel Like Surveillance There is a version of the smart home that older adults hate, and it usually involves a camera in the living room and an adult child watching from another state. There is another version that people actually keep using. Aging in place technology works when [...]
Heat Safety for Seniors: Staying Comfortable and Independent Through a Bay Area Summer Bay Area summers used to be a running joke. Fog in July, a sweater in August. That has been changing, and this summer California has moved through one heat advisory after another. Heat safety for seniors matters more than most people realize, [...]
Long Distance Caregiving: How to Set Up a Parent's Home From Far Away You live in Seattle, or Denver, or Boston. Your mother lives in Oakland, in the house she has been in for forty years, and she is doing fine. Mostly. Long distance caregiving is its own skill. You cannot drop by, you cannot [...]
Bathroom Safety for Seniors: The Highest Risk Room in the House If you only fix one room this year, fix the bathroom. It is small, it is wet, every surface in it is hard, and almost everything you do in there requires balance. The good news is that bathroom safety for seniors is mostly inexpensive. [...]
Aging in Place Home Safety Checklist: A Room by Room Guide for Bay Area Families Most people do not want to move. They want to stay in the house where they raised their kids, where they know which stair creaks and which window sticks. That is a good goal, and it is a reachable one. [...]
Fall Prevention in Contra Costa County: A Practical Guide for Seniors and Families Staying in the home you love is one of the greatest gifts of growing older. For seniors across Contra Costa County, from the quiet streets of Walnut Creek to the hills above Richmond, that independence is worth protecting. The right fall prevention [...]
Medical Alert System Setup: How Long Does It Take? You've made the decision. You're ready to get a medical alert system for yourself or a parent. But now comes the next question: how long does a medical alert system setup actually take before everything is set up and working? It's a fair thing to wonder. [...]
Knowing how to talk to a parent about a medical alert system is one of the most common challenges adult children face. The conversation is important, but it is easy to get wrong. Push too hard and your parent shuts down. Wait too long and something happens before you ever have the chance to talk [...]
What Is the Best Medical Alert System Available? If you have been searching for the best medical alert system available, you have probably found dozens of comparison sites ranking the same handful of national brands. They compare button ranges, battery life, and response times. And while those things matter, they miss the most important factor [...]
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