Compassionate Nursing Shares Top Exercises to Prevent Senior Falls
Fall prevention: it’s one of the leading concerns of healthy aging, considering the fact that falls are one of the top causes for severe injuries and even loss of life in older adults. At Compassionate Nursing Services, providers of in home care in Oakville and the surrounding areas, we strive to make sure the home […]
Boost Senior Fall Prevention with These Simple Room-by-Room Tips
If your elderly loved one is one of the 90% of older adults who decides to remain at home throughout aging, there are several considerations to make sure the senior remains comfortable, independent, and most importantly, safe. Senior fall prevention is crucial. It’s a prevalent presumption that if the older person remains at home, especially […]
Compassionate Nursing Services Shares Top Winter Tips to Keep Seniors Safe
Wintertime is brimming with a great deal of beauty: twinkling icicles, powdery white snow, warm, inviting fires. But it can also be laden with dangers, especially for seniors. The care team at Compassionate Nursing Services wants to help you keep your senior loved ones safe this winter season with the following tips: Prevent hypothermia. When […]
Prevent Elderly Falls with These Tips
We’ve all seen comedy shows that involved someone stepping on a banana peel and staging an exaggerated, elaborate fall – but when an older adult falls it is no laughing matter. In fact, falls are the leading cause of both serious injury and death in seniors, with tens of millions of older adults falling each […]
Help Seniors Stay Safe This Winter with Tips from Our Senior Helpers in St. Louis
Those of us living in St. Louis know: winters can be beautiful one moment and downright dangerous the next! Blustery storms leave gorgeous scenery in their wake, beckoning us to come out and explore, regardless of our age. For seniors, there are a variety of hazards – some quite obvious, such as slipping on icy […]