Our O-Tip of the week series we will be providing valuable “OT-Approved Life Hacks” to provide you with simple and helpful solutions for living.
For the month of January our O-Tip series will concentrate on creating achievable resolutions and goals for the new year.
We encourage you to set goals and resolutions not just at New Year’s, but throughout the year.
Follow our guide to help you create resolutions you can achieve and start you on your best year yet!
Our O-Tip of the week series we will be providing valuable “OT-Approved Life Hacks” to provide you with simple and helpful solutions for living.
For the month of November, Fall Prevention Month, our O-Tip series will concentrate on preventing falls at home and in the community.
Despite best efforts to reduce the risk of falling at home and in the community, falls DO still occur. It is important to be aware of the steps to take to get up from a fall to help prevent further injury.
The following from the 2017 Fall Prevention Month Toolkit provides step-by-step instructions to safely get up from a fall:
Find more helpful resources on Fall Prevention by visiting http://fallpreventionmonth.ca/.
Our O-Tip of the week series we will be providing valuable “OT-Approved Life Hacks” to provide you with simple and helpful solutions for living.
For the month of November, Fall Prevention Month, our O-Tip series will concentrate on preventing falls at home and in the community.
Falls are the leading cause of injury among older Canadians with 20-30% of seniors experiencing one or more falls each year (Statistics Canada). With seniors most falls often happen when someone is just trying to go about their day by having a shower, coming down the stairs, or taking a leisurely walk.
This week’s O-Tip of the Week returns to the bathroom, which can be the most dangerous room in the home, especially for seniors. Transitions into and out of the tub or shower are often the cause of falls in the bathroom. The installation of grab bars in the tub or shower can greatly reduce this risk. An Occupational Therapist can help by assessing the older adult’s functional status and reviewing the hazards in their environment that may put them at risk for falling.
Learn more helpful fall prevention tips for older adults from our infographic: An OT Knows How to Help Seniors Age in Place.
Our O-Tip of the week series we will be providing valuable “OT-Approved Life Hacks” to provide you with simple and helpful solutions for living.
For the month of November, Fall Prevention Month, our O-Tip series will concentrate on preventing falls at home and in the community.
This week’s O-Tip of the Week focuses on a simple, yet often forgotten aspect of the home that can prevent falls: proper lighting.
Seniors need to be attuned to the physical, balance and vision changes they are experiencing as they age, and need to consider the importance of proper lighting to help them navigate and reduce the risk of falls in their living spaces. Helpful and simple lighting suggestions may include:
– Night lights around the home
– A bed side lamp
– Illuminated light switches
– Storage of flashlights in the bedrooms, the kitchen and bathrooms
– Change of light fixtures to provide both ambient and task lighting based on needs
An Occupational Therapist can assist in assessing the living space to suggest lighting modifications and more. Learn more about how OT’s assist in fall reduction in our OT-V Episode, Fall Prevention.
Our O-Tip of the week series we will be providing valuable “OT-Approved Life Hacks” to provide you with simple and helpful solutions for living.
For the month of November, Fall Prevention Month, our O-Tip series will concentrate on preventing falls at home and in the community.
This week’s O-Tip of the Week focuses on a simple way to prevent dizziness and balance issues which can lead to falls: hydration.
Learn more about how to properly hydrate yourself in the following post from our blog Help with Hydration – How Many Glasses Do You Really Need?
Learn more helpful fall prevention tips from our infographic: An OT Knows How to Prevent Falls:
Our O-Tip of the week series we will be providing valuable “OT-Approved Life Hacks” to provide you with simple and helpful solutions for living.
For the month of November, Fall Prevention Month, our O-Tip series will concentrate on preventing falls at home and in the community.
This week’s O-Tip of the Week focuses on simple ways to keep you safe in the bathroom, one of the most dangerous rooms in the home.
For a simple and inexpensive solution to improve bathroom safety we recommend using adhesive shower or tub strips which are easy to install, and provide added protection from falling when you are getting in and out or standing in the shower or tub with bare feet on a wet surface. Strips are easier to maintain and clean than a standard bath mat and stick better to the bottom of the tub or shower.
Learn more about how to improve safety in your bathroom in this episode from our OT-V series, Bathroom Safety.
Our O-Tip of the week series we will be providing valuable “OT-Approved Life Hacks” to provide you with simple and helpful solutions for living.
This week’s O-Tip of the Week focuses on ways to get you moving throughout the day in order to keep a healthy lifestyle and prevent sitting disease.
Bring a pair of running shoes with you to work and take a walk on your lunch and/or breaks. Walking is great for cardiovascular and bone health and will help to prevent the negative effects of sitting all day.
Learn more ways to combat the negative effects of sitting disease in our post, Solutions to Stop Sitting Disease.
Our O-Tip of the week series we will be providing valuable “OT-Approved Life Hacks” to provide you with simple and helpful solutions for living.
This week’s O-Tip of the Week focuses on ways to assist children who are struggling with printing and handwriting.
Using a small pencil or broken crayon is a great way to help kids learn how to properly hold a pencil. Learn more about how Occupational Therapists help kids with printing and handwriting in our OT-V episode: Solutions For Printing Success.
Our O-Tip of the week series we will be providing valuable “OT-Approved Life Hacks” to provide you with simple and helpful solutions for living.
This week’s O-Tip of the Week focuses on ways to effectively manage your medications, ensuring each dose is taken at the correct time. There are many effective ways to assist including the use of a dossette, smart phone alarm reminders, printable checklists and more.
Learn more ways to help you manage multiple medications in our previous post, Medication Management.
Our O-Tip of the week series we will be providing valuable “OT-Approved Life Hacks” to provide you with simple and helpful solutions for living.
This week’s O-Tip of the Week focuses on ways to conserve energy in the kitchen by saving you time and effort.
When preparing meals we recommend that you gather ALL necessary ingredients before beginning. Doing so will save you time and energy by reducing trips back and forth from the pantry or refrigerator, and avoiding a last minute run to the grocery store for that missing ingredient!
Learn more about how to conserve energy in the kitchen in the following episode from our OT-V series: Smart Solutions to Make Life Simpler (and Safer!) in the Kitchen.