“Danger” might not be the first word to come to mind when individuals consider their bathrooms, but perhaps it should be? After all, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that each ...

More than one in three persons over age 65 fall each year, often at home. If falls do happen, luckily, most do not result in any injury with the exception of a minor bruise or scraped knee. But ...

Remodeling a bathroom can be more than a matter of aesthetics – for many seniors, it can be a matter of safety, too. Often, a traditional bathroom setup can become unsafe for seniors with mobility or ...

Bill Paglia Sheff calls them “the bathroom horror stories,” and in his job as a housing modifications expert, he’s heard them all: seniors who drag dining room chairs into the shower for support.

The term “ageing in place” or “age in place” is a term we come across in most marketing material for services and or accommodation for the elderly these days. There is a variety of definitions to be ...