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Home Safety and Personal Assistance

mySeniors - Health and Well Being - Home Safety and Personal Assistance

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Safety inside and outside of the home is another factor to healthy aging. Falls account for 65% of the injuries among seniors and the majority happen in the home than anywhere else.To decrease the chance of falls within your home, here are some tips we can use to help eliminate or reduce the chances of falling. For minor home adaptations, here are some things that can be done. There is financial assistance available for low-income older adults as well as those residential settings requiring accessibility improvements. To find out more information about these programs, here is the contact number in your area. There are some steps that a community can take to reduce the frequency of falls by older adults and to discuss some solutions for your community, contact your public health unit.

Assistive Devices

As technology improves, there are a number of assistive devices for us to use in our daily lives. Beyond computers, there are devices designed for greater mobility, breathing, sight and other products to choose from as highlighted in this guide. Financial support may be available to you towards the rental or purchase costs of an assistive device and to determine that, please contact the office in your area for advice.

 
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