Installing grab bars in the bathroom is a good place to start making your home senior friendly. About 50 percent of falls occur in the home, and the majority of those occur in the bathroom. Lifetime ...

Which bathroom grab bar is best? Though it may seem innocuous enough, the bathroom is actually the most dangerous room in your home. Every year, over 200,000 people take an unexpected trip to the ...

Technical committees for NFPA 101®, the organization's Life Safety Code®, are considering proposed changes to the 2018 edition that would provide for grab bars in new baths and showers in some ...

More than one in three persons over age 65 fall each year, often at home. If falls do happen, luckily, most do not result in any injury with the exception of a minor bruise or scraped knee. But ...

An inexpensive installation could be the difference between broken bones or remaining happy and safe in the home as we age. Grab bars, according to elder safety experts, are one of the simplest yet ...

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Technical committees for NFPA 101®, the organization's Life Safety Code®, are considering proposed changes to the 2018 edition that would provide for grab bars in new baths and showers in some ...