Body Up® knows an independent person is a happy person

Body Up® Patient Lift Evolution

Finding a comfortable and suitable retirement community that meets all your needs, including wheelchair access and storage for items such as patient lifts, can be a challenge. Body Up® knows knowledge of the healthcare needs of the senior community can go a long way in ensuring those needs are met.

Aging is a time of adaptation and change, and planning for the future will make sure your needs, or the needs of a loved one, are fully met. Many seniors choose to remain in their home as long as possible. When planning ahead, certain needs should be considered:

• Financial needs. Long-term care can be expensive, and balancing the care you need with where you want to live requires careful evaluation of your budget. You may consider moving to a facility with more onsite care or easier maintenance, or modifying your home and using in-home help if necessary.
• Social and emotional needs. As you age, your social networks may change. Make sure you have continuing opportunities for maintaining and building new social networks. If you become housebound, it can have an adverse effect on your mental health.
• Physical and medical needs. As you age, you may need some help with physical needs, including activities of daily living. This could range from shopping, cleaning, and cooking to intensive help with bathing, toileting, eating, and assistance with medication.

When seniors decide to leave the home, it often is to transition to an Assisted Living Community (ALC) where they retain most of their independence. ALCs serve two primary functions: assist with meal preparation and administer medications.

According to the National Center for Assisted Living, 92 percent of residents who move out of Assisted Living Communities do so because of health reasons. In addition, residents of ALCs typically deal with one or more chronic health conditions. These include an array of issues with the 10 most common being:

1. High Blood Pressure
2. Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
3. Heart Disease
4. Depression
5. Arthritis
6. Osteoporosis
7. Diabetes
8. COPD and allied conditions
9. Cancer
10. Stroke

Continuing to thrive as you age means learning how to maintain your independence for as long as possible. This may mean modifying your own home, or it could mean moving to an Assisted Living Community with more support options on site. Patient Lift equipment increases the ability to travel and move around. In doing so, it allows you to remain independent for as long as possible.

To your health and mobility!
Body UP®, www.rehabresultsllc.com
Body UP® is not the Hoyer Lift. Body UP® differs from the Hoyer Lift because of its light weight, portable, and eco-friendly design. Body UP® is a safe and dignified patient transfer. Going from wheelchair to any desired location has never been easier!