Taking prescribed sleeping pills to treat insomnia may increase the risk of falling for older adults, according to new research. You might think that if older adults are prescribed sleep medication, their risk of falling would reduce because […]
A new Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, UK animated video demonstrates how six simple exercises can keep people mobile and independent as they age. From the age of thirty, people can lose up to 8% of […]
If you’re concerned about an elderly parent or family member’s ability to live safely at home, you may already have considered buying them a pendant alarm. Many people start thinking about emergency lifeline buttons after […]
#1 Reduces Fear – Pendant alarms and telecare can reduce the fear that the person you care for could suffer a fall and be left lying alone when you are not there. With telecare […]
Editor’s note: This post relates to 24/7 monitored (telecare) bed exit alarms, i.e. those which send an alert to a 24 hour monitoring centre when activated by a fall People who fall at home can […]