Focusing on health and well being so aging Americans can stay living in their own homes. Follow our Freedom Blog to discover ways to improve health and flexibility and avoid injuries. Featuring products that create safer bathrooms, and make daily life easier.
Most seniors want to stay living in their homes. The best way to ensure that is to stay healthy. Certain exercise and activities will help your overall health and well being. We feature product highlights that will give you peace of mind.
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January is National Bath Safety month which is a great time to outline the importance of making the bathroom safer for aging adults and the whole family. The slippery-when-wet surfaces of the bathroom can become extra perilous when compounded with the balance and...
Being a caregiver is a huge responsibility that millions of Americans take on to look after a spouse, elderly parent or other family member. Depending on the level of caregiving needed, it can be difficult to take any time off. Because caregiving can be overwhelming...
Your role as a caregiver is extremely important. You provide comfort and aid to someone who can no longer fully support themselves. But caregiving often creates burnout, fatigue, and stress. Caregiver burnout can keep you from enjoying your life and lead to problems...
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Though the human brain is not a muscle, it has similar requirements to maintain flexibility and longevity. We know that proper nutrition and exercise benefits the body. It is the same with the brain. Keep your mind sharp by giving your brain what it needs to keep...
Hot weather can be particularly dangerous for seniors. Poor circulation, heart and lung disease, high blood pressure, inability to sweat (caused by some medications), and obesity all increase the risks of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Ability to sense changes in...
Elder abuse is a hidden epidemic, that has for many years been an under-reported and under examined issue. In recent years, this phenomenon has gained more attention as we find not only increasing North American populations aging, but the global population as a whole....