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Home care Safety Tips for older adults in Autumn and Winter

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Autumn is perhaps the best time in Australia, where one can engage in outdoor activities whilst enjoying the cooler months.  Here are some safety tips for older adults from Home Care Assistance: Use rugs and shawls: Now is the time to break out the winter woolens from storage. With age, different metabolic processes regulating body temperature slow down. Thus, older adults who may be receiving in-home care have a higher risk of contracting hypothermia, even when outside temperatures are moderately cold. Older adults receiving in-home care services benefit from layering up with warm clothes. These could be scarves, jumpers, beanies, or even long-johns. Home Care career can ensure that seniors are padded up and use the indoor heating system that’s in place. Surroundings should be injury-proof: One of the things that you can do is ensure the home surroundings are injury proof. Falls are a big concern during the cooler months of autumn and winter because the sensation in the feet and ...