Author: Caroline Bogart

If you dropped chocolate pudding on the floor, would you clean it up with a dry tissue? Of course not! The best way to clean after going to the toilet is to use water. A bidet is a toilet device that you use to clean yourself after going. Using a bidet isn't just more hygenic. The shower is a common place for nasty falls. When you remove the shower from the equation, you raise your chances of not falling.
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If our knees bent the way they used to, getting on and off the toilet wouldn't be a problem.  With arthritis and weakness, though, sitting down on and getting up from the toilet
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I found my ideal cordless vacuum in 2019. With my Tineco, I could finally vacuum the carpeted steps without fear of tripping over the power cord or vacuum hose.  At that time I had to dig to find a worthwhile cordless vac. But things have changed.  You can now buy a lightweight, cordless vacuum cleaner for less money than I paid for my Tineco. How are they best for seniors? Lightweight cordless vacuums allow you to clean even if you are weak; they don't have hoses or cords to trip over; and that makes them amazing for cleaning the stairs. The best cordless vacuums for seniors in 2021 are the Tineco S12 Pure One, the Simplicity S65, and the WOMOW W5. They are lightweight, cordless, and effective at cleaning even pet hair embedded in carpet (I know, my house carpet gathers pet hair at tsunami levels).

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The Tineco excels at everything it does. Its advantage over the Simplicity and WOMOW is its battery power. The Simplicity has HEPA filtration, essential for anyone with allergies. The WOMOW is an effective cleaning machine without the HEPA or extra-long battery life, but
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The Electrolux works great, but the wire and hose are going to trip me up on the stairs. I researched vacuums that would not encourage a fall.
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How to move around when the body doesn't want to: scooters, canes, crutches, rollators, and patient transports.
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Monitor heart, oxygen, blood pressure at home.
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Monitor heart, oxygen, blood pressure at home.
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How to clean with arthritis and weakness.
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How to prevent eyesight loss, and products that can help when vision is bad.
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Falling is the fastest path to the nursing home. Preventing falling is probably the most important thing you can do to stay in your own him.
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The best 100% wireless camera for seniors is the Reolink Argus PT, because: it uses solar power to run; it does not require you pull it down for recharging every four to 12 months; you can move the lens around (pan and tilt); it connects to your 2.4 GHz home Wifi signal; it has a built-in spotlight; it stores videos to an internal memory card; it allows you to replace its siren alarm with a recorded voice message.
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The Tineco S12 and S12 Plus beat the pants off Dyson cordless vacuum cleaners. The S12 vacuums are lightweight, solid, and suck the fur right out of the carpet.
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Easily my favorite robot vacuum is the Roborock S5 with built-in mop and amazing carpet results. I have been using the S5 for over a year. I am still thrilled with its cleaning ability and navigation sense.
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This is probably the largest list of large print bibles ever collected. All bibles in this list use large type to make them easier to read. Choose from hundreds of bible versions.
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The ultimate grandma gift is this robot pet cat. All the affection, none of the poop or allergies.
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A tympanic type, a digital type, and certain forehead scanner thermometers are all accurate. The differences among them are speed and comfort. They are all accurate to within 2/100ths of a degree.
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Yes, you can and you should use a pulse oximeter to check for COVID-19 symptoms, according to Doctors Christy Reisinger and Richard Levitan. Both doctors treat COVID-19 patients. They both report that low blood oxygen is a seen in most if not all patients infected with COVID-19.
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Low blood oxygen (hypoxemia) is a significant indicator of COVID-19 infection. These pulse oximeters can be your safety net to monitor for infection. If oxygen gets low, consider seeking medical help. This is even more important if you have a fever.
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If you are a senior with certain illnesses, Dr. Reisinger advises you to consider getting a pulse oximeter to test yourself for hypoxia. Seniors in the higher-risk group who have hypoxia and a fever should probably go to the Emergency Room.
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I have found the perfect gift for your grandma. If you've ever had a hard time buying grandma a gift, I have great news for you. An indoor gardening kit is an amazing gift for any grandmother who enjoys salad. The kits you can buy today are so easy to use. Depending on the model, you can grow up to 24 heads of lettuce at once! Leafy greens are incredibly good for bone health. Fresh vegetables are so much healthier than older heads shipped in from out of state. Buy your grandma an indoor veggie garden kit. It's fun, healthy, and delicious.
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Bump dots and tactile stickers allow you to create landmarks around the house. Put them on oven knobs and TV remotes to mark specific settings. Here are some of the best bump dots and tactile stickers we've found.
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Most of us struggle with vision as we get older. We buy readers and magnifying glasses just to read the mail. I hand picked these magnfying devices to help enlarge what we need to see as conveniently as possible.
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Seniors needing large print to read can use an electronic reader to adjust the font to a larger size. This can eliminate the need for glasses and magnifiers.
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You don't need great vision to see the huge buttons on these remote TV controls.
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The Mooka True Hepa+ Air Purifier is the best air purifier for medium size rooms up to 540 sf. This is the air purifier that eliminates viruses, bacteria, pollen, pet dander, pet allergens, mold, smoke, and odors.
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It's easier than ever to monitor heart health from home. Measure heart rhythm, heart rate, and blood oxygen with high-quality home devices.
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The Pulsebit-EX scans for multiple arrhythmia patterns. It stores history for two users. It allows you to measure with your palms or with double leads. Use email or download/print to share reports with your doctor. The software is very detailed and is free.
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Do you have trouble making out what people are saying? I've always had trouble understanding conversations. I had my hearing checked. That wasn't the issue. Now there's a device just for people like us.
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Bose Hearphones are just like any other earbuds, with one wonderful exception. These earbuds help you to understand conversations.
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Use the Echo Show as an automated medication reminder device. Program it for as many times per day as you need. Get a pill caddy to keep each set of pills ready.
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We always say we're going to "write it down," but somehow that doesn't seem to happen. Here are hand-picked memory aids to remind us to take our meds and pull the boiling water off the stove.
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Good security is something you hope you never need, but you're so grateful if you do.
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An easy way to beef up home security is to install a remote control keyless lock.
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A caregiver can use Amazon Echo Show to remotely monitor their patient at home.
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A patient transport device gives your caregiver a relatively simply way to move you from room to room. A well-designed patient transport gives you a solid feeling of stability and safety.
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The Pulaski Montreal Piedra is the top pick for a combination recliner and chair lift device. This chair helps you to stand and to sit by lifting up and forward, and then down and back. This is the lift chair with the battery backup but sells at the price of a chair without one.
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Getting up and sitting down can be difficult if your knees or back are hurting. Chair lift devices give you the ability to sit and stand with less effort.
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The part of me that loves exercise wants to avoid mobility devices. The part of me that dislikes pain when I move is very interested in ways to move around without hurting myself. I spent scores of hours reseaching the recommended mobility devices here to help you  narrow down your choices.
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I spent hours finding the best products to prevent falls in the bathroom and the rest of the house.
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Recommended emotional comfort for seniors living at home.
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Best products for seniors at home
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The Pure ONE S12  from Tineco is the best battery-powered upright vacuum for carpeted stairs and floors. The Roborock S5 is the best robot vacuum for floors and carpets.
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Some Senior Helpers locations have great reputations. Some have terrible reputations. Here's how you choose.
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Reviews of products designed to help senior security, health, and independence.
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The MOOSOO 17KPA works well on floors and carpets, but might have some quality issues.
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The Tineco A11 Hero Plus is a high-quality vacuum clean that's better than a Dyson, but not as good as Tineco's latest model the S12.
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The Tineco S12 has the longest battery life and best suction of any cordless vacuum today. It has two motors, yet is light and balanced for comfort.. This puppy blows Dyson out of the water.
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Take this quiz to find the best cordless stick vacuum for you or your mom.
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Find the exact right product for your needs using our customized quizzes.
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Find the medical alert that works for you. Create a system to include home coverage with a landline, home coverage with cellular, mobile coverage with a pendant, mobile coverage with a watch, and fall detection.
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Ideas and products to help you stay in your own home.
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Aunt Caroline's best senior products. Gifts for mom, gifts for you.
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Senior Home Central health articles
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Learn how to choose a medical alert system. How to get coverage both home and away from home.
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Hello. I am Caroline Bogart. I am a programmer, writer, researcher, and web developer. I am obsessed with aging in place and avoiding fatal falls.
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Senior Home Central is dedicated to my independent mother, to all the seniors who want to stay independent, and all the children who want to help them.
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This article makes it easy to understand the Alert1 medical emergency alert options and packages. Read this article before choosing your medical alert system.
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The MobileHelp Mobile Duo medical alert is a discounted package that contains two of MobileHelp's Solo medical alert packages. It comes with two mobile medical alert and two pendant buttons. It does not include a base station for home use. You have coverage at home so long as you carry the pendant or mobile device with you.
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Mobile

• Communication Pendant
• Signal Pendant
• Signal Wrist
• Fall Detection
• Location Detection

The MobileHelp Solo is a mobile-only medical alert. It does not have a home base station.
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The MobileHelp Duo medical alert includes both a home base station and a mobile communication device. Both devices give you two-way communication with MobileHelp's care center.
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Home

Call Box

Landline

Signal Pendant

Signal Wrist

Fall Detection

The MobileHelp Wired medical alert system provides emergency coverage in your home.
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Home

• Call Box
• Home Cellular
• Fall Detection
• Pendant Signal
• Wrist Signal
• Medication Reminders

The MobileHelp Classic medical alert system provides emergency coverage in your home.
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I spent more than a few hours studying the MobileHelp website to understand their medical alert packages. This is not a eview, it's a guide.
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The Alert1 bundle is a combination of both the home and the away medical alerts. It's in the name: The Alert1 On-the-Go and Home Fall Detection Bundle.
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The Alert1 Home Fall Detection is a home-only medical alert with fall detection.
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Press a button on your pendant or wrist to activate the Alert1 Home Medical Alert System base station device. Talk with an operator from as far as 600 ft. away.
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The Alert1 Pro On-the-Go Fall Detection Medical Alert System communicates with Alert1 over a cellular device which is packaged as a pendant.
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The Alert1 On-the-Go is a mobile medical alert system. You wear a mobile pendant that communicates with the Alert1 care center.
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The best cordless vacuum cleaner for senior moms is the Tineco Pure One S12 Standard vacuum cleaner. It's lightweight and is amazing at picking up carpet dirt.
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Very few battery-operated vacuums are strong enough to really clean. One manufacturer has found the magic formula.
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I can smell dog fur when I vacuum the carpet. This means my vacuum cleaner is sucking in dog fur, and then shooting some of it back into the air! I am a senior citizen. Vacuuming is too much work to put up with this mess. Should I get a certified vacuum cleaner and a certified air cleaner?
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Answer these questions to find a rollator that matches your needs.
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You can bring your mobility scooter onto trains, planes, and buses, but there are limits around size, weight, and batteries.
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I need to be off my feet for 6 weeks,, so I dove into mobility scooter world. It turns out that answering some basic questions greatly helps narrow down your best mobility scooter choices.
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How do we continue to cook and eat with arthritis, weakness, tremors, low vision, low hearing, tremors, and forgetfulness? Learn more...
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I didn't realize how close we were to the end when yet another fall resulted in my aunt's broken hip. That hip fracture was the beginning of the end.
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A senior daily check-in service calls a senior every day at a certain time. If the senior does not answer after several tries, the service notifies the designated caregivers. With many services, if the caregivers do not respond, the service calls the police to ask for a welfare check on the senior.
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Learn how a medical alert works, so you can make an informed decision when choosing yours. This is the research I would do for my mom if I were buying her a medical alert service. It's about compliance. If you don't wear the button, you don't really have a medical alert system.
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Get sock, shoe and pants help using the Miracle Dressing Aid™, the Give Me a Hand, the dressing stick, the Soxon, the Sock-Assist, Velcro strap shoes, and the Shoe and Boot Valet Dressing Aid.
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Adjustable beds are good at relieving pain, swelling, snoring, and arthritis. Propping up your head and legs in different combinations and heights relieves pressure and discomfort. That relief helps you sleep.
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Do you have trouble getting to a standing or sitting position? Is an upcoming surgery prompting you to setup  bedroom on the first floor? A Lift Chair Recliner is a comfy recliner on steroids, ready to assist you in every area. Or use simpler devices that help with sitting standing, such as a Seat Assist, a Stand Assist, a Transport Stand Assist, a Toilet Safety Rail, and a Transfer Pole.
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Learn how to have a pet without bringing an animal into the house. If you're in Florida, you can rent a grandkid. Learn three ways to make friends while volunteering.
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Grab bars, entrance ramps, removing rugs, moving the bedroom, stair lifts, elevators, shower seats, better lighting, pullout shelves and comfort height toilets.
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Use Alexa as an instant video check in tool, a medication reminder, a home security tool, and a hands-free way to call 9-1-1.
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Weighted blankets are safe. They help reduce anxiety. They can create a calm, peaceful feeling. Seniors can safely use weighted blankets. Use a lighter version if the user is weaker than normal.
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Elder Helpers is a platform that matches volunteers with seniors. It is a great idea that I would endorse, but something seems to have gone wrong.
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I found two outstanding book readers for older eyes and shorter patience. Their fonts are big and they are simple to operate.
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For airborne allergens, the best allergy device is a HEPA air purifier. The best air purifier will be the one that not only cleans the air, but also has the sense not to wake us up at night with lights and noise.
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To check your AFib at home, get an over-the-counter ECG (electrocardiogram), also known as a "home heart monitor."
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The single most effective way to protect an elderly person living alone is to make him or her an undesirable target. The best break-in is the one that never happens.
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Tactile devices allow you to use your sense of touch to landmark where you are. For example, "bump dots" are small pieces of plastic you attach to the phone, oven, or similar device. You put the dots on dial settings. Then use your sense of touch to turn the dial to the desired setting. 
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The best magnifier has significant magnification, good lighting, and let's you read hands-free. Both floor stand and desktop magnifiers work for reading.
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A bed alarm alerts a caregiver when the patient is getting up from bed, chair, or the toilet. Bed alarms prevent falls by calling the caregiver to intervene. I call the Bed Alarm the "Mom needs help but refuses to ask for it alarm."
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Do balance, strength, and posture exercises to keep yourself strong and upright. De-clutter your home to avoid tripping. Re-arrange furniture to make wide paths.
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Bose Hearphones use noise suppression and selective frequency amplification to clarify conversations. They are not "hearing aids." They help you to hear conversations.
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