Handicare Blog

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Keep updated on the latest trends and tips from experts as well as stories from healthcare professionals who have chosen to stay at home and age in place.

Handicare Meets Hollywood

We’re Speechless about Handicare’s Ceiling Lift, Independent Lifter and Freecurve stairlift being featured on the hit TV show Speechless. Speechless airs Friday nights on ABC...

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Product Spotlight: Manual Transfer Aids

Ever visit someone at a hospital or home and notice nurses or care workers using funny shaped devices to either help your loved one sit...

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How to Choose the Proper Sling

So, you need a sling. Whether you have a ceiling lift or floor lift, neither do you much good without a sling. A sling is...

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Handicare Goes Green

Look around you. How many things do you see that are made of plastic around you? Perhaps a plastic straw in your morning iced coffee....

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How to Clean a Stairlift

Properly Cleaning Your Stairlift Chair lifts are a great mobility aid to ensure a safe climb up the stairs. But, we may forget that just...

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All About Arthritis

Did you know that there are more than 100 types of arthritis? Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in America with more than 50...

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Spectacular Staircases

What type of stairlift company would we be if we didn’t know where the best staircases are? I think I speak for most of my...

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Senior Exercises to Keep You on the Move

It’s no new news to anyone that exercise is important to your overall health – both mental and physical. However, as we age, we often...

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Fall Prevention Tips for Seniors

In the middle of winter, we are regularly alerted to the risk of falling outdoors caused by ice and snow. But did you know that...

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Handicare: 130 Years in the Making

Handicare was founded in 1986, but built on 130 years of experience. In 1886, based on the instinct of a young Dutch businessman, Jan Hamer....

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