How to adapt your home?
Staying at home is not so easy when ageing, mobility is no longer the same. This is why adapting your house for more comfort and safety is important when you are close to retirement.
Living well at home
Things to know about occupational therapy
According to the « ANFE » (Association Nationale Française des Ergothérapeutes), the goal of the occupational therapy is to “maintain, restore and enable human activities in a secure, autonomous and efficient manner”. In a booming industry, the profession of occupational therapist bases its practice on the link between human activity and health and aims to
HelpAge: working together for a better care of the elderly
The world is ageing. Those demographic changes present many challenges, but also opportunities. Silver Economy ought to give the rights answers regarding the respect and wellbeing of the 60+. HelpAge Asia and the European Union’s collaboration is a concrete example of what Silver Economy is, that is working together for a better care of the
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SensFloor®: a smart floor to detect falls
The German company Future Shape created SensFloor®, a smart floor that detects falls and immediately sends an alarm signal when a fall occurs. It was specifically conceived for care facilities. This sensitive floor warns the caregivers in case one of the residents falls. The product can also be installed in individuals’ homes. Is could be
Belgium: specially equipped containers to accommodate elderly people
In Belgium, more exactly in Flanders, the idea of a new housing concept is developing quietly: it is about fitted out containers accommodate for the elderly. If the project is well received in Flanders, in Wallonia it is rather criticised. Equipped containers: a (good) housing solution? In Flanders, several partners work together to establish a
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