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Clever ways to adapt your home and lifestyle to suit your evolving needs.

Clever ways to adapt your home and lifestyle to suit your evolving needs.
Clever ways to adapt your home and lifestyle to suit your evolving needs. As we get older our lives and how we spend our time at home changes significantly. In retirement we often spend more time at home, pursuing hobbies or just enjoying time to relax. But so too, in many cases, does our mobility change and we need to adapt our space to accommodate. Here are some mobility hacks to improve your every day at home.

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Preserve dignity and independence with simple safety devices

Preserve dignity and independence with simple safety devices
Remaining in your own home as you get older is a key factor in maintaining independence, but adaptations need to be made to ensure one's safety and security. For many, accessing home care services is the answer to their needs, for others some simple devices and innovations can be sufficient.

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4 Simple Innovations to Support Your Independence at Home

4 Simple Innovations to Support Your Independence at Home

Living with impaired mobility? Adaptations in everyday life are important to enable independent living. Wheelchair users require smooth surfaces and ramps and the vision impaired utilise tactile and audio reference to guide them, both which facilitate an individual’s participation in day to day life. Here are 4 simple innovations to help make every day life at home that little bit easier.

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"Things to do near me" - 6 great options fuelling the latest travel craze

"Things to do near me" - 6 great options fuelling the latest travel craze

"Things to do near me" the latest travel craze Posted by Liz Alderslade March 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has changed travel around the world dramatically over the last year. It is nearly impossible to go sightseeing overseas and tick things off your bucket list. Even travelling interstate or going out and about as an older person is incredibly difficult due to the coronavirus restrictions and unexpected city and State and Territory lockdowns. In these cases, it can be best to look into our own State or Territory and the amazing things you can do in your own backyard. South Australia...

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7 Tips for Improving Your Mental Health

7 Tips for Improving Your Mental Health

There are many things you can do to help prevent or manage mental health issues such as depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Some factors that can contribute to higher levels of mental health conditions include: 

  • social exclusion
  • financial hardship
  • loss of independence
  • bullying or discrimination in the workplace or social situations
  • ill health or going through multiple medical procedures 
  • issues with self-acceptance
  • coming to terms with an acquired disability

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