At this remarkable time, we want to reassure you that we are doing our part to prevent further spread of the virus. As you’ll recall, our Accreditation by the Joint Commission Accreditation requires us to have robust infection control protocols in place for our...
For aging homeowners with two-story houses, finding a stairlift that allows them to move from floor to floor safely and painlessly has been easy—as long as their staircase was a single flight and ran in a straight line. But, if your staircase is curved, spiral or...
Falls Prevention: National, State, and Local Solutions to Better Support Seniors This report marks the Committee’s purposive effort to highlight the importance of falls prevention and discuss the comprehensive needs that older adults require following a fall. This...
Area Nonprofit Assists Oakland Resident Return to a Safe Home According to the California Department of Health, there are over 420,786 reported falls throughout the state a year. Approximately 17,138 of these falls occur every year in Alameda county. Falls can occur...
Functional disability, as marked by the inability to perform tasks needed to live independently, becomes increasingly common with advancing age and is strongly linked to multiple adverse health outcomes, such as depression, social isolation, hospitalization,...
Home Modifications and Cerebral Palsy Building and home modifications provide barrier-free access and inclusion for any individual, with or without disability. Designers use the term “design for all” to describe products, services and systems designed for use...
Patient could not safely access the front of his home with walker aided ambulation. After creative solution to solve front door landing placement was implemented, ramp was installed. Patient can now safely access his home (click ramp video link for viewing). ramp...
CAPABLE Study results CAPABLE provides seniors living at home with occupational therapist intervention, nurse intervention along with safety and access to handyman services. The aim is to make the kinds of home modifications that will promote the...
Writer and Contributor: Holly Clark, First Care Dementia is something that many of us have been affected by. In fact, it is now the biggest cause of death for women. However, there is still a lack of awareness of the illness. The project coordinator at...
