| Baby boomers aren't the grannies and granddads of | | | | enjoy those dream vacations and holidays but it will |
| the past. Today's retirees continue to be active long | | | | also ensure that you are less likely to trip over things |
| after retirement age. They aren't sitting home alone | | | | that are out of place or simply in the way. Get rid of |
| waiting to die. They are fiercely independent and | | | | things you don't need. Eliminate clutter in the house |
| have no interest in moving into retirement | | | | or on the lawn. Sell or store bulky furniture that |
| communities or nursing homes. This means that a | | | | poses problems for mobility within the house. This is |
| wide range of the aging population is now living | | | | a time in your life when less things to dust, manage, |
| independent lives than we have seen in years past. | | | | and maneuver around mean more time to focus on |
| Do all elderly people need medical alert systems? Not | | | | other things. |
| necessarily. That doesn't mean that they couldn't all | | | | 2) Exercise. This does more than help keep you from |
| benefit from having them around just that not | | | | packing on the pounds once you retire. Regular |
| everyone over the age of 65 actually needs the | | | | exercise will help you maintain a better sense of |
| extra security that a personal emergency response | | | | balance and coordination. These two things alone will |
| system provides. | | | | help you avoid falls, slips, and give you better |
| People at greater risk or in greater need of these | | | | reflexes so you can right yourself before you hit the |
| systems are those who have underlying health risks, | | | | ground. |
| take a large amount of prescription medications, have | | | | 3) Reduce prescription meds that aren't absolutely |
| mobility issues, or live alone are the people who face | | | | necessary. The more medications you take regularly, |
| a greater need for the "insurance" provided by | | | | the greater the risks of interactions or side effects |
| medical alerts for seniors. | | | | that may impact balance and lead to falls. Find out if |
| It isn't enough just to have medical alert systems. | | | | all the prescriptions you take are absolutely |
| There are other things you need to do in order to | | | | necessary and what alternatives you might consider |
| protect yourself from possible falls, slips, or trips. | | | | when it comes to diet and activity or even lifestyle |
| Here are a few suggestions that will help limit your | | | | changes that might deliver the same results. |
| dependence on others while also decreasing your risk | | | | The odds are good that while you may not need |
| from injury due to falls or poor health. | | | | medical alert systems just yet you could benefit. |
| 1) Simplify your life, home, and lawn. Low | | | | Either way it's insurance well worth having as you |
| maintenance is a wonderful thing to people who are | | | | age and the potential for falls and other health |
| aging. Not only will it allow you plenty of time to | | | | problems grow. |