The process of adding a hospital bed to your home can be daunting.

You’ll need to rearrange rooms, or perhaps give up pieces of furniture to make space. This is to say nothing of the emotional toll involved: A hospital bed in your home means someone may be in hospice care or is recovering from a serious illness or injury.

For people with mobility issues, the right kind of home modification can be life changing.

Whether it’s something as simple as grab bars that make your bathroom safer or a stair lift that lets you retain access to both floors of your home, home modifications give senior citizens and people with disabilities a sense of comfort, safety and dignity.

And while making these kinds of changes to your home might seem like more than you can afford, there are government programs that can help you pay for home modifications.

In this week’s blog post, we’ll look at how those programs work.

When you were a kid, summertime meant freedom. School was done for the year, and you had three months to essentially do whatever you wanted.

Then came adulthood, and summer blended with the other seasons. Maybe you’d take some vacation time, but most days you were up early and headed for work.

Now that you’re retired, and aside from your medication dispenser, your life isn’t as scheduled. Summer is once again a time to relax. Just be sure to relax safely, with these summer safety tips for seniors..

Putting a stair lift in your home is a pretty big, but important step for you and your loved ones.

It’s an investment, one that can change your life and the character of your home. It can mean the difference between staying in your home or having to go through the expense, stress and time to move into an independent or assisted living facility, or a one-story home.

Founded way back in 1682, Philadelphia is perhaps America’s most historic city. It was the seat of the America Revolution, and home to the nation’s first capital, hospital, library and public parks.

But don’t let all that history scare you off: Philadelphia remains a highly wheelchair-friendly city, whether you’re looking to buy a wheelchair or just rent a wheelchair for a day.

In this week’s blog post, we’ve turned to the website Wheelchair Travel for a look at how you can explore Philadelphia if you use a wheelchair.