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Finding The Best Holiday Gifts For Your Elderly Loved One
Unwrap Joy: Top 12 Holiday Gifts to Delight Your Elderly Loved Ones The holiday season is a time for expressing love and creating lasting memories with our dear ones. However, when it comes to selecting the ideal gift for senior individuals, it can be quite challenging. So, to assist you, we’ve carefully curated a list…
Read MoreThe Importance of Warm Water for Elderly Bathing
It goes without saying that regular bathing is a necessary part of maintaining proper hygiene. Being clean helps you to avoid the onset of illnesses as it keeps germs and unhealthy bacteria at bay. Furthermore, it just feels good to be clean, doesn’t it? With that said, it’s important to point out that temperature matters.…
Read MorePutting Elder Care at the Top of Your New Year’s Resolutions List
Happy New Year everyone! On behalf of everyone at Forward Day, we would like to wish you a very happy, healthy, and prosperous 2021. We imagine you join us in being hopeful that this year will see the end of the pandemic. With health and safety at the forefront of our minds, it’s important to…
Read MoreFinding Fun and Safe Ways to Enjoy a Pandemic-Impacted Holiday Season
The Forward Day team would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! As 2020 draws to a close, we can’t help but think about what a tough year it has been for all of us. Needless to say, COVID-19 has impacted our lives in ways we never imagined.…
Read MoreHow to Ensure Your Wheelchair Is Always in Proper Working Order?
Keeping your wheelchair in tip-top shape is of paramount importance. Safety, of course, is always a primary concern. Just because you are seated in a wheelchair, it doesn’t mean you are immune to mishaps. It’s vital that your wheelchair is regularly maintained and serviced, when necessary. What are some of the steps you should take…
Read MoreWhat Is Needed to Ensure Comfortable Aging in Place?
According to the Nursing Home Abuse Center, there are 1.4 million Americans living in nursing homes. Only 15.5 percent of those individuals are younger than 65 years of age. The majority of them – 33.8 percent – are between the ages of 85 and 94. Naturally, many older adults require assistance with everyday living. However,…
Read MoreMaking Your Wheelchair Use An Always-Comfortable Experience
Health experts recommend that we don’t remain seated for long periods of time. It’s important to get up and get some exercise, they say. For many wheelchair users, such advice can’t be followed. Because of their mobility issues, they must exercise in other ways. Naturally, safety is a must. And, in addition, being comfortable is…
Read MoreThe Importance of Giving Thanks to Your Aging Parents
The elderly deserve our admiration. In far too many cases, our older generation is met with “they’re too old for…” rhetoric. And while it’s true that senior citizens often contend with balance, strength, and mobility issues, it doesn’t mean they deserve any derision. In fact, they deserve the exact opposite. Our loving support and respect…
Read MoreThe Art of Keeping Seniors Safe During Summer’s Hottest Days
The State of California is known for many things. Without question, the heat is one of them. While our state provides us with year-round warmth and sunshine, it’s especially important to be mindful of the heat during the summer. That goes double for seniors. Our elderly loved ones are more susceptible to heatstroke and heat…
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