Sometimes, it’s the little things that matter most when it comes to creating a safe and accessible home. We have given you many tricks and tips in our YouTube videos that will change your life over night, but there is always something more that you can do. Things like electric outlets, lighting fixtures and smoke detectors. Are your closets easy to use? Can you do […]
Downsizing can be a hard transition at any point in life. We’ve put together some suggestions to make this move an easier one. Folded Clothes Select the dresser / chest(s) you will take to the new apartment. Clean it out, and re-pack with your clothes just the way you will use it in everyday. *If you don’t have a linen closet, you will need to […]
Organizational Suggestions for Furniture and Other “Stuff” Whether you want to stay in the home you’ve owned for years or not, sometimes it’s no longer functional. Downsizing to a smaller home may be the practical choice for you and your family. Here are five suggestions on how to properly plan downsizing. 1. PRIORITIZE When planning a downsize move, organizations is a key component. The best […]
Near the end of When Harry Met Sally, Billy Crystal races to find Meg Ryan at a New Year’s party. When he finally gets to her, he tells her he ran because “When you know you want to spend the rest of your life with someone, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” You should think about aging-in-place remodeling the […]
As anyone who has come to the front door with an armload of groceries and the keys, there are some easier ways to negotiate getting into the house. One is a little table next to the door onto which you can put your packages…or a little shelf. As for the door itself, the knobs can be replaced with the levered door handles to make opening […]
In relation to home healthcare, there are several things that can be helpful and a Hoyer lift is certain one of them. There are many reasons to use a lift, but perhaps two of the more important reasons are for comfort and safety. The caregiver has the responsibility of maneuvering or transferring a patient while inflicting as little pain as possible and doing it in […]
NCHH in partnership with the American Public Health Association (APHA) unveiled a new National Healthy Housing Standard. The standard is aimed at improving the health of Americans by addressing serious health and safety hazards in U.S. homes. The home is the most dangerous place for U.S. families. Roughly 30 million families live in unsafe and unhealthy housing with broken heating and plumbing, holes in walls […]
Keeping your home well ventilated goes hand in hand with keeping it dry. Oftentimes with the addition of weather-tight windows, the indoor air does not get an opportunity to circulate throughout the house. If the weather is good, open the windows and let the accumulated air out. Fresh air will revitalize the environment!
This principle was originally “Keep it Poison-free,” but has been expanded to include household contaminants, not just poisons. Poisons and dangerous household chemicals should be secured from access by children and the local emergency and poison control phone numbers should be posted prominently near the phone. All members of the household should know what the numbers are and where they are located in case of […]