Your wheelchair has become your second home and it is quite understandable why.

With time, you have come to terms with your disabled state and have learnt to make the most of your life, sitting in your wheel chair. Did you know that your life could be a lot easier to you as well as to the people serving you?

Whenever you go shopping, someone has to lift you out of the car and lace you on your wheel chair and same when you return. This involves discomfort and pain on your...

As the state of North Carolina steadily ages, more and more seniors are requiring assistance and daily care.  This care can come in the form of moving to an assisted living facility, or hiring a company to provide in home care.  More and more seniors are actually choosing the latter – in home care – as a way to maintain their independence and remain at home, while still receiving professional attention and the benefits of assisted living.  In home care...

The good news is, you can carry on leading an active lifestyle even after retirement. In order to do this you will need to turn to Active Adult Communities , which offer wonderful residence options too. And luckily, when you want to select such a community, there are hundreds of them in the US today from which you can make a choice. Because of the fact that the demand for these have picked up in the recent past, today, several big real estate companies are also in the business of...

There are so many Retirement Communities today in the US that choosing the ideal one is now easier than ever before. All you have to do is search to find the best retirement communities and then decide on one that you seem to like. There are so many options for senior living today.

The fact is, the meaning of retirement has also gone through many changes with time. It is only after retirement that there is finally some time to enjoy them. Luckily, all these activities can be...

One of the most important decisions you need to make as a senior citizen is whether or not to move to a nursing home. While it can be difficult to leave one's own private house to live in a care home with other people, in many cases it's the best solution to ensure you get the best care possible around the clock. You'll find a host of other benefits, too, including a whole new social life.

Also known as nursing or residential homes, care homes are places where you can live and be...

As the population of the Triad region of North Carolina and the city of Greensboro steadily age, more and more seniors are requiring assistance and daily care.  Home care is quickly becoming the desired alternative to assisted living facilities – providing seniors with a way to maintain their independence and remain at home, while still receiving professional attention and the benefits of assisted living.  In home care providers have substantially advanced their...

According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 8% of the American population has been diagnosed with diabetes. It is estimated that nearly 5.7 million people are undiagnosed diabetics and another 5.7 million people are pre-diabetics. Because of this widespread disease, many medical supply companies charge exorbitant prices for diabetic testing supplies. They know the demand for supplies will remain high. At TwinMed Direct, their medical supply prices are unbeatable and they have...

Accessories are also useful, if you want to make your digital camera work more smartly. You can maximize your clicking experience and with the help of certain accessories. So let us take a look at a few popular camera accessories and what they have to offer us...

It can be devastating to watch our loved ones age. You begin to notice small things at first, like he or she has become a little bit more forgetful or perhaps a little bit weaker than in younger years. But as time progresses you notice even more changes in his or her behavior. As a loving child or grandchild, it is your responsibility to help your elderly loved one keep their mind and body active. Spending hour after hour watching television everyday is no way for someone to spend the...

A study by the Heinrich-Heine University in Germany, partnered with Temple University in Philadelphia, Perugia University in Italy, and St. Elisabeth Hospital in Germany, compared the relationship between antioxidant intake and the cognitive function of 193 healthy men and women from ages 45 to 102. Subjects who ate about 400 grams (14 ounces) of fruits and vegetables had higher plasma antioxidant levels, lower indicators of free radical damage, and better cognitive performance than the...