How is posture at the computer related to age? That sounds like a good idea for all ages.

I love the safety bar DH installed when I had my hip replaced. We should have installed them right away vs waiting until/if they were "needed". Another thing helpful no matter your age. The biggest change I've made was cutting back at work. I love working just mornings!!!

We have ”golden retrievers” in more parts of the house. My reach isn’t what it used to be, and I don’t want to get on a stepstool. Not everything can be on a lower shelf.

I've read articles on the benefits of using a sauna and steam room for aging skin...and it helps with sleep. I've started using a gym that has both as options. I also purchased a 15x magnification facial mirror to see better when applying makeup and a night-lite outlet to recharge it with. I purchased a loofah back scrubber strap, it's easier on my "older" thin skin than my usual bristled back brush.

We've come up with sort of an unspoken agreement that we stay off ladders unless we both are at home and we let the other know we are climbing.

We both are actively working at our balance too, we've both noticed a decrease in our sense of good balance at the same time. His sister has been going to PT and I asked her if she was doing anything to improve balance and she showed me this silly little exercise that was simply standing on a slightly elevated gardeners pad (I think its really a knee pad) on one leg, arms out straight to the sides, other knee slightly elevated. Several seconds, then change and do the same with the other leg. Many times a day. She warned it could take several days to notice any difference.

It sounded a little dumb so I looked up 'balance for seniors' and the first half dozen hits were that same exercise. There must be something to it. A starting point at least and we're trying to remember to do it several times a day.

Many years ago my endocrinologist told me we should both be doing stretches every day to retain good balance. We didn't really listen.

I'm so thankful for my motion bed. It has been a real lifesaver with both the hip replacement and now with the catheter and positioning for sleep. The vibration is also very soothing for my aching back and limbs. Don't know where I'd be without it.

We did it for aging, but find it useful always...levers instead of door knobs.

I detest exercising, but to keep in shape so I can garden, I relligiously do exercises to keep core strong, maintain good balance, maintain leg muscles strength and do a range of stretches because at 80 I stiffen up. So far, pretty good. One set of exercises alternate days with the others. I can do front and side planks, stand on one leg, etc. Squat and stand without help.

I have taken up golf, but it’s not a small change as I am out on the course twice a week in addition to lessons. The benefit of being outside for hours at a time and having something practical to do while you're there (hit small balls with long sticks) is really more profound than I can express.

When walking on uneven terrain (on or off the course) I am more mindful of falling and walk more carefully.

I am also doing balance exercises and continuing to practice getting up off the floor without using my hands.

Smart lights! When I was non-weightbearing on a broken leg and hopping around the house with a walker, it was important to have my path well-lit. Also, such an ordeal to get to bed and realize I'd left a light on and have to get up again, So now I have Philips Hue lights plus bridge and can turn them on an off via A voice control or via my phone app. "A, turn on Office 50%." And she does. Set up routines, so cool.

The grabbers I used when I was using a walker (21" and 34") saved me. I could even clean up cat messes with them. Now they help me get items down from high shelves without me having to leave solid ground.

I've learned to take a picture of things with my camera and then blow it a big so I can read it! Like Nicole, I like my magnifying mirror to put on makeup, under my contacts, or to see things that need to be addressed on my face.

Lucille -- try a vertical mouse. So much better for the wrist and arm than a traditional horizontal mouse.

Thank you, I didn't know there was such a thing as a vertical mouse. But my regular mouse with a gel wrist rest is very comfortable to me. And the wrist rest for my keyboard in the picture above that looks like a cloud is wonderful.

Rob, I have a magnifying glass with a light I use to read tiny print on products and med bottles, I never thought to use my phone. I also have a magnifying makeup mirror.

I like the phone because I can make it GINORMOUS when the print is so extraordinarily small. It's irritating how small the print is getting on products. Makeup has always been small, but now, they're doing it with other groceries. Fruit, noticeably. Which only matters at my side hustle job since the scanner can't read it either :/

When we built this house 25 years ago, we purposely planned a single story with wide hallways, wide doorways for all rooms and most closets. We also have walk-up attic stairs which is very convenient for storage. We also have lever door handles and a large walk-in shower (only a small lip to step over). DH added a couple of handles outside our garage door last summer to help me get up the 2 steps into our house.

Pilates and good balance and core strength is the reason I recovered pretty quickly from my femur surgery last summer. It’s been a struggle to get back to where I was before with strength and flexibility in that leg, but I’m almost there. I’m happy to read that so many of you are also working on your balance. Way to go Morz8, Laceyvail, Kswl and others I missed for getting in your balance work!

If I might suggest, it is very helpful to also do toe raises to strengthen your lower legs and calves. Single leg raises eventually are even better (you can do these with your fingers on a wall for support if needed). Also, if you are able to do all these barefoot, it really is easier than with shoes. You can get more of a workout with by focusing on stability of the whole foot on the floor, especially anchoring your big toe. There are so many more of these to add difficulty once you get stronger.

And yes, kswl, getting up off the floor without assistance is huge! Even getting up from a chair without assistance is something many cannot do.

I want to reno our master bath to include a wider shower opening and less of a step over and down. After DH's knee replacement, we will include grab bars. That's our main thing. And it's not as easy as it sounds. I have the room, but not a good way to arrange it.

Everyone should have grab bars. Their beauty lies in their ability to prevent a fall.

When we built our house, I had levers put on all of the interior doors because I liked the look. I had no idea they were good using as we age.

I know it's a controversial choice, but I opted to move to a house with no stairs. I've dealt with bad knees for most of my life from early injuries and stairs were getting harder and harder for me to manage, especially when carrying things. Another benefit of the move was ending up with less square footage, so much less for me to maintain.

I've been using closed captions for video programming for years. It's especially helpful with non-American accents.

I wear reading glasses now almost all of the time, except when driving.

Such good advice here.

I have started taking a hiking pole with me on all my outdoor walks. We live in the land of ice and snow 6 or 7 months of the year, but even when it is not icy, I find it helpful. I'm not quite 60, but so many of my friends and co-workers have broken bones in slip and falls. Some wear the ice grippers on their shoes, but I find them too heavy and prefer the feeling of safety I get from the pole. I'm kind of surprised more don't use one.

Outside Playing's house sounds like ours -- also built 20+ years ago. There was less awareness of designing for Seniors until the Boomers came 'of age'; we had to 'guess'.

There's a single step at entries. Interior doors have no thresholds; hardwood throughout. It's a disappointment that I can no longer use the jet tub in the MBA, but the shower is fine with sprayer arm; the seldom used body sprays make perfect grab bars. There's room for a stool, which I used after both hip replacements. (Our Senior Center lends shower chairs, toilet seat lifters, walkers and canes.) I suppose all houses not have toggle lightswitches. Like levers, you can operate them with an elbow.

Something I didn't expect is the loss of hand strength. I blame stubbornly tackling garden chores ill-suited to a woman. My hands now look like I have RH, and they hurt!

Bunny -- Cool idea about the lights! I'm channeling "The Clapper" commercials of long ago.

I want a grabber! The kitchen tongs aren't enough help after you've shrunk four inches.

A podiatrist told me to buy lace-up shoes. That was to prevent knocking my toes and nails into the front of clogs, but maybe we should consider more secure footware? I even bought a shoehorn.

Our over 55 house was built about 20 years ago and the wall switches are lower than normal, plus the electrical outlets on the walls are higher which allows someone in a wheelchair to access them.

When we remodeled we installed a zero threshold in the shower and a wider door to allow for a transfer chair.

We have motion sensitive nightlights in our bedroom, bath and hall.

Thanks for your message about raised spot for computer and mouse.

Here I was, sitting with my phone lying on the kitchen table, while the extension holder that my son bought for me a couple of weeks ago was sitting about a foot away - so relocated the phone.

My spine tends to like to bend forward and I've been working on straightening up. Increasingly important as I live in the countryside without a car and must hitchhike to town or call a friend who has offered to drive me sometimes. While I move by bus in the city and to a village nearby, hauling groceries using a shoulder bag around town is no fun, and the farther forward that one's shoulders lean, the heavier the bag becomes.

Hitchhiking home from the village, I almost always find that kind drivers go out of their way or farther than intended to bring me home.

ole joyful

I live in a one story home and although not completely handicapped accessible it is very easy to get around. I do miss having extra storage since I have always had a basement but it does help keep down the amount of stuff I accumulate. I had grab bars installed in the shower before knee surgery and it is a game changer. Also had a grab bar installed at my garage door leading into the house and my back door leading into the house. They help me navigate the one step into the house.