Falling on Stairs Can Cause Life-Altering Injuries The stairs in your home — the ones you climb up and down every day — can be dangerous. A large portion of Canadians who visit hospitals after a fall on or from stairs or steps in their homes are seniors (men and women 65 years or older). When seniors fall, the consequences can be severe and long-lasting. Elderly people and individuals who…
View InstallationStairs: Helpful but Hazardous Since the Ancient Times Stairs of all types have been used since ancient times, and because they are inherently hazardous, people have been falling on them, getting hurt or even killed in the process. In North America tens of people die and tens of thousand people get injured every year from the falls on stairs. The American National Council on Compensation Insurance estimated in 2001-2002 that…
View InstallationThe Installation of Your New Stairlift is Best Left to the Professionals at HME The common misconception that most people have when they have to buy a stair lift believes that self installing it will be very easy. There are several suppliers of stair lifts via the internet that also pushed the idea that makes it seem that installing the stair lift is easier than most people think. However several…
View InstallationA Safety Checklist for Your Home HME has put together this safety checklist for you to use to find safety hazards in your home. We offer free in-home safety assessments if you would like one of our trained and certified safety experts to evaluate your home and recommend mobility products that will make it a safer space. However, we know some of our customers prefer to perform the safety assessment…
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