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Best drinking aids for the elderly

Proper hydration is essential for our overall health and is especially important as the summer months arrive and the hot weather increases our risk of dehydration.

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What are the best at-home health monitoring devices?

Being able to accurately monitor your health at home can help you realise when you need to seek medical attention, even if you don't want to be a bother. Find out what health monitors are available.

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The beginner’s guide to gardening and why it can be good for your wellbeing

Gardening is one of those hobbies that almost everyone can take part in and enjoy. Find out how you can get started and why gardening can be important for your wellbeing in our guide.

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Expert tips for flying with a wheelchair

One of the UK’s best-known disability consultants, Phil Friend OBE Hon DSc gives his top tips for flying abroad with a wheelchair.

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Your guide for living with a wheelchair and a car

Tips on how to get a wheelchair in a car as well as useful suggestions on how to transfer in and out of a car as a wheelchair user.

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Living well with back pain

Back pain is one of those things that can affect any of us, at any time with varying degrees of severity. But there are ways that you can still enjoy your usual activities, even with back pain.

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Do you know what your blood pressure is?

High blood pressure affects millions of people in the UK and it can cause potentially life-threatening conditions. Know Your Numbers week is dedicated to helping the nation lower their blood pressure.

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10 products to help make daily life easier

When it comes to the world of independent living aids there can be so much choice that you miss out on finding those truly unique products, the ones that could really make a difference to your everyday life. Here are some of our favourites.

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Ways to keep in touch with the people you love

Maintaining relationships with friends and family can sometimes be tricky to navigate, but it is these social connections that can bring real depth and positivity to our lives. Read on to find out ways to keep in touch with people.

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Ways to help make your living room more accessible

Living rooms can be one of the hubs of the family home, but sometimes they aren’t as accessible as we’d like, making it difficult to get around the room and truly relax. We've put together some tips and suggestions to help.

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How to make your hallways and entrances more accessible

When it comes to improving accessibility, it can be easy to forget about hallways and entrances. Yet the all the most specially adapted rooms in the world can be useless if you can’t actually get into them.

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Ways to help make your bedroom more accessible

Our bedrooms should be a place of safety, a sanctuary for rest and sleep, but as our needs change it may become increasingly difficult to get around safely. But there are aids and equipment available to help turn it back into a restful room for you.

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