Pittwater LIfe December 2019 Issue

Health & Wellbeing
Health & Wellbeing
Making life easier at
the click of a button
Older Australians do not Battaerd to help people with with chronic diseases and
want to downsize after chronic diseases and to cater assist with day-to-day living.
retirement unless they are
forced to by major life events,
a new report has found.
About 65 per cent of
homeowners aged 65 to 74
chose to stay put rather than
downsize from 2001 to 2016,
according to the Australian
Housing and Urban Research
Institute.
It is this type of research
that prompted two northern
beaches locals to launch a
new one-stop online shop
designed help seniors
maintain their independence
within the comfort and
security of their homes.
The ecommerce store
bettercaremarket was founded
by healthcare professionals
Erik Louwerens and Wim
to Australians preference to
age in the family home, rather
than downsize or move into
aged care.
The bettercaremarket
website has a variety of
practical solutions to assist
people to better manage their
health and wellness and daily
tasks within their home, Mr
Louwerens said.
“Our offering is an extension
of independent lifestyle and we
are here to help find practical
products people don’t realise
they needed.”
Mr Battaerd added: “Minor
modifications to a home can
make a big difference.”
People can browse the
website to uncover myriad
products that can help people
The online store includes
aids to assist with mobility
and travel, the prevention
and protection from falls and
fitness gear for improved
strength and balance.
There is also a variety
of medical equipment
such as health monitoring
devices, pain management
aids, breathing, continence
products, wound
management and body care.
Their website
(bettercaremarket.com.au)
also has unique and hard-tofind
life-style support aids
including a range of personal
grooming and gardening and
nifty kitchen gadgets to make
all the daily tasks, once took
for granted, easy again. – LO
52 DECEMBER 2019
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