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We all know that technology is advancing at an ever increasing rate.  From smart phones to lung transplants, amazing things are happening everyday.  As we age, it seems to get harder and harder to keep up.  Technology advancement in durable home medical equipment is more subtle than a ten thousand inch smart TV, but nonetheless just as important as other advancing technologies.    Today we will take a look at some of those advancements.The popularity of rolling shower ch …

Orig Post www.agingcare.com | RePost CareProdx 2/17/2016Maybe you've noticed that dad's unopened mail is piling up. Or mom, once meticulous about her appearance, is wearing wrinkled clothes and not doing her hair. Perhaps there are bruises on your aging parent's arms. When you bring up the subject, you hear, "Everything is fine. There's no need to worry."Admitting they need help would mean they can't take care of themselves anymore, and no one wants to lose their independence. "Denial is th …

Source: nextavenue.org | Re-Post Careprodx 8/4/2016About a year ago, Next Avenue described a clever idea from Louis Tenenbaum, of HomesRenewed.org, to create federal tax credits that would help people age in place safely and independently by subsidizing the cost of retrofitting their homes. The idea just got a baby step closer.Recently, a (barely) bipartisan group of Congressional members introduced The Senior Accessible Housing Act (HR 5254, for the C-SPAN crowd), which would provide a tax …

If you have taken on the role of a caregiver in the last few years, you have joined on of the biggest and most important working groups in America today.  According to the Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA), an estimated 44 million Americans have taken on this vital job. Caregivers fix meals, make doctor's appointments, do the laundry, and generally make sure their frail or sick relatives or friends can live as well as possible for as long as possible.  The actual list of things a caregiv …

Althought their health and eyesight were failing, Clark and Altave Vandenberg enjoyed living by themselves in their El Sobrante, California, home. Both were adamantly opposed to moving to a nursing home.But when Altave fell and broke her hip, her injury shattered the fragile accommodations the couple had made to continue living independently. Clark's ill health left him unable to care for his ailing wife. When she left the hospital after her fall, Altave stayed with a friend who could care …