Monthly Archives: May 2012

Preventing Senior Falls Starts in the Bathroom

(NewsUSA) – More than one in three seniors over age 65 fall each year, and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) says 80 percent of these falls are in the bathroom. Due to the multitude of unforgiving and slippery surfaces, … Continue reading

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Tips for Toilet Shopping

(NewsUSA) – Americans will spend, on average, seven years of their lives in the bathroom. That’s way too much time to be dealing with a plunger. “Today’s toilets virtually eliminate clogging,” says James Walsh, chinaware director for American Standard. “There … Continue reading

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Accessorize Your Bathroom on a Budget

  (NewsUSA) – Decorating a bathroom on a budget is a lot like updating a wardrobe on a budget. Work with what you have, and use accessories to update and add the “wow” factor. In the bathroom, accessorizing can even … Continue reading

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Protect Your Children from Falling Furniture

(StatePoint) It doesn’t take long for a curious toddler to climb onto a dresser drawer or a bookcase — sometimes with tragic consequences. Forty children are taken to the emergency room daily in the U.S. with injuries due to a … Continue reading

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