Home Safety for Older Adults
Safety tips for in and around a senior's home. Learn to evaluate the risks in and around a home that could potentially cause an accident or injury to a senior who chooses to age in place. Find advice from elder care experts as well as tips from family caregivers for making home safer for a senior.
Home Safety Articles
Keeping Seniors Safe: Home Care Services and Tips for Aging in Place
Explore simple home modifications to keep seniors safe. Home care services can also help adults age in place and offer caregivers peace of mind.
4 Comments6 Ways to Make Your Loved One's Home More Secure
To truly protect a residence, you must go beyond basic security measures, such as locking doors and windows. Use these proven tactics to reduce the risk of a break-in.
0 CommentsHow To Make a Home Safer for a Person with Alzheimer’s
People in the early stages of Alzheimer's are often capable of living on their own provided they make certain safety modifications. Make these quick adjustments to the home environment to ensure their safety and well being.
0 CommentsEquipment and Products for Aging in Place
The reality of aging in place is not without challenges –especially as one’s health declines and needs increase. Fortunately, there are many adaptive products and safety devices that can be used to help make staying in a long-time home safer.
23 CommentsGrab Bar Safety Tips
Five tips for grab bar placement to improve the safety of your elderly parent's home.
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Home Safety Questions
Can you be in assisted living if you can't walk? Do I need to protect myself from dad's financial messes?
8 Answersslkcma Replied 5 hours agoI have a quick question and someday soon I will update you on what has been happening.
26 AnswersMD1748 Replied 8 hours agoIs it in Mother's best interest to cancel Neurologist apt. before he sends Assessment Group in to determine her ability to age in place?
10 AnswersMidkid58 Answered 16 hours agoCan rehab send a patient home too soon?
22 AnswersTaarna Answered 20 hours ago
Home Safety Discussions
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3 Commentsgladimhere Commented Nov 14, 2022Any suggestions on dealing with my mother's narcissism?
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5 CommentsSendhelp Commented Nov 1, 2022Atria MC residents were fed detergent instead of juice. Three went to the hospital.
18 CommentsPeggySue2020 Commented Sep 7, 2022
Home Safety Related Topics
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Home Modification
- Aging in Place
- Dementia Wandering
- Area Agency on Aging
- Dementia Behaviors
- Burnout
- Cognitive Decline
- Memory Loss
- Violent Behavior
- Caregiving
- Signs of Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Cancer
- Mild Dementia
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Severe Dementia
- Early Onset Alzheimer's
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Adult Day Care