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Aging in Place

New Wheelchair Scales For Group Homes, Day Programs, Schools, and Doctor’s Offices As a provider of durable medical equipment (DME), including patient lifts, which support the improved life quality, independence, and safety of those living with...

Why Work With Us Related To Your Lift and Safety Equipment Needs For 30 years, we’ve been blessed to work with individuals, families, and organizations (such as group homes, school, and equine-assisted service centers) to ensure that those living with...

A Common Mission To Ensure Older Adults Enjoy The Best Possible Life Quality As an organization whose mission it has been for more than 30 years to offer products and services that contribute to older adults enjoying the best life quality possible, we...

Stairlift FAQs We find that there are many ways that individuals refer to chairs that remove the worry regarding an individual who chooses to age in place, or who lives with disability, going up and down stairs safely. That’s why we refer to such...

Plan Now To Make Your Pool Or Spa Accessible This Summer To All Family Members & Guests It’s the first day of March as we write this blog post and that’s definitely got New Englanders like us feeling excited that warmer temperatures are just around the...

How To Empower Individuals Living With Disability As we shared in this recent blog post, disability comes in many forms and can be physical or developmental (intellectual). Regardless of the nature of the disability that someone lives with, at...

Why 2023 Should Be The Year You Employ A Ceiling Lift System It’s a new year, and we’re all thinking about how we can work less hard, have more fun, and optimize our health situations in 2023. It’s the belief of the team at Lift & Care Systems that...

The Universal-Design Approach To Making Homes Accessible For All Ages & Abilities In the past, people buying an already-built home, or hiring someone to build a new home for them, didn’t give a lot of thought to how accessible the home was or would...

How To Make The Holidays Disability Inclusive The holidays can be a hard and lonely time for those living with disabilities, particularly mobility related ones.  Friends, family members, or co-workers with disability or chronic illness may wish to...

Supporting The Independence And Dignity Of The Disabled Whether you or your loved one were born with a disability or acquired it later in life, we here at Lift & Care Systems share your goal for yourself, or for those for whom you care, to lead the...

Celebrating 40 Years Of Improving The Lives Of Those With Reduced Mobility As we shared in mid-May in various social media posts, such as this one, Lift & Care Systems’ President and Founder, Dave Austin, was thrilled to be able to attend the 40th...

Planning For Both Immediate And Long-Term Needs Related to Disability and Aging Whether you’re an individual living with disability, a senior who wants to age in place, or the caregiver of the aforementioned individuals, putting the proper...

In-Home Care In Massachusetts: Free and Low-Cost, Plus Financial Assistance Massachusetts can be a welcoming state for seniors who live on their own and wish to remain independent. Even seniors with limited incomes can thrive in the Bay State with...

Reduce Your Worry About Falls By Putting The Right Alert System In Place The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) states that falls among older adults are extremely common with an estimated 2.5 million older adults treated for fall injuries in...

How The Spoon Theory Has Caused Individuals Living With Disability And Illness To Feel Seen While many individuals living with chronic illness or disability are familiar with and truly appreciate the message and philosophy behind the “spoon...

5 Simple Things You Can Do To Show Caregivers Some Love The fact that Valentine’s Day is just a couple of weeks away prompted us to write this post to remind our readers that caregivers, not just the loved ones they care for, deserve and need...

Worry Less In 2022 By Putting These 6 Senior Safety Measures In Place For The New Year “Aging in place” is becoming more and more the norm. Many seniors and their families find it more affordable and emotionally beneficial for themselves or a loved...

5 Trends In The Patient Lift Equipment Market The patient lift equipment is designed to lift and transfer patients from one place to another, for instance, from bed to bath or from a chair to a stretcher.  Patient lift equipment may include stair &...

Top 5 Bathroom Safety Products for the Elderly and the Disabled Within a home, bathrooms present a relatively serious safety hazard for the elderly and the disabled. The fear of tripping, slipping and injuring oneself is especially high due to...

5 Types of Home Medical Equipment for Aging in Place More and more seniors are choosing to remain in their homes as they age. Here are five things every senior, who plans to age in place, should have. 1. Accessible Bath and Shower Options As...

5 Things to Know About Staircase Lift Chairs Thanks to medical and technological innovations, people are living longer and fuller lives. However, as seniors age, their mobility may become limited. This can be due to orthopedic replacements, hip...

5 Accessories that Every Home Should Have for Aging in Place Homes for seniors aging in place, need to consider purchasing the following accessories to plan for their future health needs: Door Levers Traditional door knobs need to be replaced by...

4 Ways to Help Prevent Falls in a Home Design for Aging in Place The number one problem for seniors over the age of 65 that has a significant impact on their ability to maintain their independence is falls. Many falls lead to injuries such as...

Why You Should Prepare for Aging in Place Now There is a famous fable about an ant and a grasshopper. One spends the summer months frolicking while the other prepares for the winter ahead. As a result, during the long months of winter, the ant has...

Massachusetts Home: Remodeling The Bathroom For Senior Living Nine out of ten seniors report that they want to age in place – that is, live in their own homes independently rather than moving into a senior housing situation, assisted living...

Lift & Care Systems of Lakeville, MA announces Senior Home Retrofit Division to aid seniors in their quest to age in place The good news is that we are living longer. Americans 65 and older now total about 34 million. This number is expected to...

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) for Aging in Place Home Modifications Many seniors wish to remain in their homes for as long as they are able despite the effects of age and illness on ability. Seniors are often hesitant to move into long-term...