The Europeans use the phrase “green old age” to refer to someone up in years but with all their faculties. And of course we use “green” to mean easy on the environment. Here are some factors to consider when you age in place and want to be green in both senses. Light As you age, [...]
August 12, 2011 By: Michael Walsh
Filed under: Age In Place, Certified Age In Place, Home Health Tips, Stairlifts
Tagged with: age in place, certified age in place specialist, green, Higher Mobility, sustainability
August 3, 2011 By: Michael Walsh
Home Safety and Planning Tips Many of us think of accidents as dangers we encounter outside the home. Although we anticipate more trouble on a long trip, more than half of all traffic accidents occur within five miles from our homes. Inside our homes, each year about one out of 17 people will experience an [...]
Filed under: Home Health Tips
Tagged with: age-in-place assessments, Baby Boomers, Home safety, home safety council, kitchen safety
July 27, 2011 By: Michael Walsh
National Veterans Wheelchair Games, August 1 – 6, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pa. These games for disabled veterans, including archery, basketball, bowling, power soccer, quad rugby, weightlifting, and many others, take place in Pittsburgh this year. The annual competition began in 1981, and is the largest annual wheelchair-sporting event in the world. More than 500 disabled veterans [...]
Filed under: A Lift for a Vet, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Veteran Affairs, Veterans, Wheelchair games
Tagged with: A Lift for a Vet, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Pittsburgh, PVA, VA, Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Wheelchair Games, Wheelchair Lifts
July 25, 2011 By: Michael Walsh
Part of the enormous popularity of the iPhone is that it’s actually a small but powerful computer. As iPhone users know, there are hundreds of thousands of programs (apps, short for applications), that run on the iPhone. In fact, there are more than 425,000 apps available from Apple’s App Store. Many of them cost only [...]
Filed under: iPhone Apps, New Products
Tagged with: Emergency Info Apps, Hearing Apps, iPhone Apps, iPhone Apps for the disabled, iPhone Apps for the elderly, Parking Apps, Sign Language Apps
June 29, 2011 By: Michael Walsh
Residential elevators and stair chair lifts are an extremely smart investment for your life, your future, and your home. Over the last 20 years, residential elevator technology has advanced considerably; today’s models are quieter, more energy efficient and come in a variety of styles designed to perfectly suit your home. Whether you are considering a [...]
Filed under: Elevators, Higher Mobility, stair chair lifts, Wheelchair Lifts
Tagged with: Elevators, Home Elev, stair chair lifts, Stair Lifts, Wheelchair Lifts







