In this episode of the Daily Senior Safety Advice Podcast, host Esther Kane — a retired Occupational Therapist, Certified Aging in Place Specialist, and Dementia Care Specialist — walks listeners through one of the most practical and underused safety tools available to family caregivers: the gait belt. Esther explains what a gait belt is, who it's designed for, how to put it on correctly, and exactly how to use it to assist a senior safely from sitting to standing. Drawing on her years of clinical experience in occupational therapy and home safety, Esther shares the most common caregiving mistakes she's witnessed — and how a gait belt, used properly, protects both the person receiving care and the person providing it. Whether you're a spouse, an adult child, or a professional caregiver, this episode gives you the knowledge and confidence to make  ...