Category: Health
7 Ways to Stay Healthy in Winter
Written by Stannah
If you were a character in the epic TV show Game of Thrones, you would feel a chill in your bones at the words ‘Winter is Coming’. But because you’re Australian, you may even welcome the winter season after the long and hot summer. The truth is that Australians are lucky in that our climate […]
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Fall Prevention with Proper Senior Footwear
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While much of the discussion around fall prevention focuses in avoiding obstacles, it is important to look at footwear and analyse how they can increase the risk of falling, especially important among seniors. As a child, we often desired shoes with bright colours and bold designs. A new pair of shoes may have made us […]
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Managing Alzheimer’s with Sensory Stimulation
Written by Stannah
Discovering an elderly loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, or another form of Dementia, can be a difficult concept to comprehend. According to Charles Scerri, a specialist in Dementia Studies at the Univesity of Malta, there are currently 7,000 people suffering from dementia in Malta and this number is expected to go up to […]
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Improving Mobility: 12 Easy Tips to Help Seniors Remain Active
Written by Stannah
As we age, it’s common to find that activities such as shopping, cleaning and even walking become more difficult due to decreased mobility. This can be a frustrating time, sometimes eliciting a feeling of hopelessness. This feeling is amplified in homes with multiple floors, as stairs become a challenging task. Stannah Stairlifts act as mobility […]
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