Bathroom Talk

Think the bathroom you have in your house is safe for your elderly parent? It may not be as safe as you think. The elderly are highly at risk of debilitating falls in the bathroom, and it’s no wonder—bathrooms are full of hazards, including slick floors, high obstacles to step over, cluttered items to trip on, and low seats to maneuver. Here are a few tips to make your bathroom safer and more accessible to the elderly.

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Want to keep your bathroom clean—but don’t want to spend a lot of time doing it? It sounds like an impossible task. Bathrooms are high traffic, enclosed areas with lots of exposure to moisture—and an ideal breeding ground for mildew and microbes. But you can keep on top of your bathroom’s cleanliness just by performing a few simple tasks every day that take only seconds. Here are a few things you can do to keep a hygienic bathroom—without spending the whole day on a cleaning spree.

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