HealthCraft Group
2790 Fenton Road K1T 3T7 Ottawa, ON, Canada

How do you know if a product is well-designed? Rebecca Langbein, from The Universal Design Project shares her insights in this article! https://bit.ly/3oUB7Xe Learn how you can identify quality products that will fit with your lifestyle using the principles of Universal Design!

This fall, we had a chance to sit down with BuildAble co-founder Kyla Cullain to learn about access remodeling. You can learn about it by reading this article on our blog: https://bit.ly/3kQg99s

The show goes on! Our annual HealthCraft pumpkin carving contest, continued this year, albeit adapted for keeping everyone safe with digital remote voting, and our sandbox meeting zone music and PA system. Wishing you a great Halloween weekend

Your local small businesses need our support. This is pandemic weekend challenge #30 for the team at HealthCraft where we stay connected on our WhatsApp group and share stories and pictures and related to a theme. Last week was pets, the week before things we are thankful for. This weekend, in recognition of small business week, we are supporting our locally owned restaurants who are greatly suffering with pandemic restrictions. We have given our team members a budget to ...pay forward to their favourite small restaurants in the form of a take out order, and share the story. What a great way to learn about the hidden gems of restaurants in our hometown! So far the team has given nods to Light of India Restaurant Chili Craft Pizza Mr.B's Corner Bar & Grill Royal Treasure Restaurant Ozzy Food Market Shawarma Byte Mia's Indian Cuisine-St Laurent See more

HealthCraft Group is launching in September 2020. We are excited to engage with our community. Stay tuned for the official launch information coming up!

Did you know that November is Fall Prevention Month? To celebrate this year, we've launched a brand new website and blog at https://bit.ly/3liuBHB . After 25 years working in fall prevention, we've learned that it takes more than thoughtful product design to prevent falls. We need to change the conversation around fall prevention, because it affects us all. We all lose ability as we age, but that shouldn't mean we have to live in fear of falling. With the right safety solutio...ns, we can all live our best lifeno matter our age. From now on, we'll be releasing new blog articles twice a month to share stories of resilience, expert advice, and answers to commonly asked questions about falls, aging, accessibility, and design. Do you have a story to share that you think could help others on their fall prevention journeys? #PreventFalls #BeReadyBeSteady #FallPrevention

Some simple yet effective tips for cleaning and disinfecting that are especially relevant right now. https://buff.ly/398Icue

If you have questions about the HealthCraft SuperPoleyou’re not alone! We’ve got answers for you in our new article seriesHealthCraft SuperPole 101. Check out part 1, to get answers to the 6 most commonly asked SuperPole questions: https://bit.ly/364kEH8

How do you help your parents stay safe at home if they won’t hear your concerns? Check out the latest article from the brand new HealthCraft Group blog: https://bit.ly/32haGB9 Learn how to change the conversation on falls with your loved ones, and help us change the conversation around aging worldwide!

Love seeing everyone adapting their offerings to keep preventing falls. Now more than ever it is important to stay out of the hospital. https://buff.ly/2ysPUmb

More time at home alone is putting seniors at an increased risk of falls and hospital stays. Prevention starts with a conversation that everyone with a senior in their life should be having right now. https://buff.ly/2xyT7kd

HealthCraft salutes all of our front line healthcare & essential workers. We are still here working to #HelpYouStand Falls are the #1 leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations in older adults.... Preventing falls can save lives. Together we can help reduce strain on the healthcare system. For simple tips on how to prevent falls at home, visit our Fall Prevention Checklist here: https://bit.ly/2yv4IRk

Creative solution to taking care of aging parents. Would love to see a few design modifications to make the environment safer for the elderly to age in place, however it is definitely a step in the right direction. https://buff.ly/3cqguLu

Hard truth: It’s not fun to talk to the seniors you love about the F Word (falling), but having that conversation could be one of the most impactful things you do right now to keep them out of the hospital during the COVID-19 outbreak. Here are some tips on how to do it: https://buff.ly/2xyT7kd #COVID19 #COVID19Prevention #FallPrevention #Seniors #SeniorsLivesMatter #StaySafeAtHome

"Approximately eight million Canadians are caregivers to a loved one facing some sort of mental and/or physical health condition or challenge." Some great resources compiled by McMaster University on how you can remain connected in these troubling times.

We challenged our employees to share ways in which they are #breakingboredom at home during COVID-19 restrictions. Here's a few of the resulting images. Very creative team we have at HealthCraft with everyone making the most of their time at home!

Beautiful bathroom renovation courtesy of our friends Dynasty Bathrooms featuring our Invisia Bath Bench!

A personal account from our CEO, John O'Brien, on the business challenges associated with COVID-19 and how leaning on your company purpose in times like these can be extremely powerful. Read here: https://bit.ly/2QPTDR7