When you have a physical disability, you often have to make changes to your home, vehicle, and workspace to ensure you can move through your day in a safe and comfortable way. Likewise, there are many actions you can take to make your living space more secure against unwanted visitors and intruders — and better still, several of them are …
How to set up a Disability Friendly Home Office
Working from home offers a lot of advantages to individuals living with physical or mental disabilities. It removes the need to commute to and from the office each day, which can be physically demanding and emotionally draining. Plus, it usually comes with more flexible hours, which is a huge benefit for those with health issues and can be a boon …
Aging in Place: Making your Home Entrance Accessible
One of the first areas to address when modifying your home in preparation to age in place is the main entrance and the exterior walkways leading to and from this door. If you are looking to update your current home or relocate due to age-related concerns, take the entry specifications and features below into consideration. Read more.
A Medicaid Resource Guide: Eligibility, Enrollment and What it Covers
More than 1 in 5 people are enrolled in Medicaid. See if you’re eligible for Medicaid, find out how to apply and explore what Medicaid covers. Read more.
Assisted Living Costs
Review the average costs of assisted living by state. Read more.
Understanding Medicaid
Understanding Medicaid Signed into law in 1965, Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) are joint federal-state programs designed to provide health insurance to low-income families and individuals. Though Medicaid began as a means of providing health coverage to government welfare recipients, it has grown to cover not only low-income citizens but certain sectors of the elderly and disabled populations. …
Coping with stress when caring for a loved one with special needs
Every parent’s job is hard. Raising kids is no easy task and challenges arise at every age. But for the parents of special needs children, the job is a bit different. The challenges sometimes don’t go away and instead of the stress of parenthood coming and going, there is no ebb and flow. Stress becomes ever-present for these parents, as …
Here’s How Technology can help seniors with their health care needs
It’s well known that people often have to deal with certain chronic illnesses as they get older. Keeping track of what’s happening with your health can often help you avoid having those issues, and with the recent COVID-19 outbreak, maintaining your health has never been more important. Instead of trying to do it on your own, why not let technology …
Caregiver Burnout: Causes, Signs and Ways to Cope
Caregiver burnout is one of the most challenging aspects of becoming a caregiver. People who are caregivers want to help others. When they assume this role they may neglect their own needs at great personal cost. Feelings of helplessness, anger, sadness, and fatigue can emerge. Caregivers can help alleviate these emotions and prevent caregiver burnout by creating realistic expectations for …
Driving with Autism: How to prepare for your driver’s test
As a teen or young adult with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), your decision to drive is an important one and one that should not be taken lightly. Driving is a vital part of one’s development, giving you newfound independence with access to your community and the world beyond. Studies from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia shows that two-thirds of adolescents with higher-functioning autism …