Last week I posted a bunch of helpful links under the title “Preparing to Be – Or to Care For – a Special Needs Senior.” The resources came to me courtesy of Parking Suns visitor Elena McDermott.
This week another visitor, Marie Villeza from Elder Impact, provides additional links of useful information for senior citizens with disabilities and their caregivers. I’ll paste them here, then add last week’s and this week’s set of resources (click!) to the “Links” drop-down box on my home page, so they’re readily available for future generations. Thank you, Marie and Elena!
By the way, I love the Robert Frost quote at the top of the Elder Impact home page:
“The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.”
- Home Modifications for Specific Needs is an AARP set of suggestions for simple changes you can install in your home to make life easier if you’re challenged in some way. Examples: Replace round doorknobs with easier-to-use lever-style door handles. Add lighting to closets.
- Disaster Safety for People with Disabilities: What to Do When Emergency Weather Strikes covers steps to take when Mother Nature unleashes her fury at the world via tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, earthquakes, etc.
- Stretching Exercises for Seniors to Improve Mobility will help you remain limber…and without stretch marks! “Stretching allows for greater movement in joints and improves posture. It also helps to release muscle tension and soreness, and reduces the risk of injury. Lastly, it may also help increase circulation, muscle control, and improve balance and coordination.“
- Fire Prevention, Preparedness, and Recovery: Seniors makes some crucial points for senior citizens. “Older adults over 54 are at higher risk for fire injury and death for a variety of reasons including slower reaction time, medication that slows them down, and the possibility they live alone and cannot be helped.” How can you minimize your risk? Click here to find out.
- Senior Diabetes: Signs and Diagnosis. Just because you have Parkinson’s disease, it doesn’t mean you can’t have additional medical issues. Here’s an overview of what you should know about being a senior and possibly having diabetes.
- Overdose Response Guide: Awareness, Prevention, and Preparedness for Caregivers of Addicts. Here’s where to turn if you’re a caregiver and the person you’re watching out for has an addiction problem. Fact: “Substance abuse rates in the disability community are about 2-4 times higher than that of the general population.“
- 25 Easy Recipes for Senior Nutrition . I’ll take the Crustless Spinach Pie. Followed by the Greek Yogurt Parfait. Although this also sounds good: Pork, Apple and Miso Noodle Soup.
- The Boomer’s Ultimate Guide To Adding Value To Your Home. This article is a huge, appealing wish list with lots of eye candy about how to increase the value of your home by making adjustments in the kitchen, bath, and elsewhere. Enjoy the upgrades yourself, then reap the financial benefits when you finally sell and move to greener pastures!
