Tag: Mobility Products

Questions to Ask Before Purchasing a Mobility Scooter

Mobility has turned into one of the biggest problems for many older Americans in recent years. There are millions and millions of people over the age of 65 who simply can’t get around like they used to. If you fall into this category, you might be thinking about purchasing a mobility scooter to make life…

Staying Active After a Fall

As we age, normal changes in our eyesight, balance and health can make a fall more likely. And according to the CDC, one out of every three individuals over the age of 65 falls each year. While none of us like to think that a fall can happen to us, it is important to know…

Bedroom Safety For The Elderly

For many elderly people, accidents can and often do happen in the least likely of places. One room in particular for trips and falls is the bedroom. Trying to get in and out of bed, tripping on table legs or having the wrong assistive equipment to move about can likely occur in the bedroom. Utilizing…

The Best Seat in the House…

One of the greatest difficulties for most seniors is mobility, in many cases one can become tired after standing longer periods of time, in addition to leg fatigue from extended standing seniors often experience difficulties while sitting or standing.  The motions of sitting and standing can be particularly dangerous and difficult for those with knee…

Tips for Daily Living- Walk This Way!

Over the past few years, the use of walkers has become more and more recurrent, the days of fearing the use of a walker are long gone and more often then not customers are searching through out selection of walkers to find just the right one.  Some want light, other sturdy some want a basic…

Tips for Daily Living- Valet the BEK Way!

Have you ever hopped into a friend or family member’s car, only to be… surprised by how difficult it was to get out of that car…?  Doesn’t make sense, getting in wasn’t easy, I almost simply fell in…almost.  Getting out, now that is a different story some cars, especially the more modern cars are either…

President Corner- What’s in a Chair?

What’s in a chair?  Just last week I was privileged enough to attend a church service in which Pastor Marcos Witt the Spanish congregation Pastor for Lakewood Church in Houston spoke for the very first time after going through a long period of recovery.  Last summer Pastor Witt shattered both of his ankles and his…