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
How do I get a free walk in tub or shower? Free window replacement. The windows from 1975 when built are still in place
4 AnswersAlvaDeer Answered 13 min agoAre stair assist devices a good alternative to a stair lift?
14 Answerswaytomisery Answered 11 hours agoI work for a company and have been taking care of a woman that lives with her daughter for two years now. Are they allowed to film me?
7 AnswersNeedHelpWithMom Replied 16 hours agoMy 88 y/o mom is declining mentally. She has bed bugs and I am trying everything to keep it from becoming an infestation. Is there help?
6 AnswersAlvaDeer Replied May 17, 2024
Home Safety Discussions
I have several items available. Purewick, standup rollator, bed rail and a lift chair. In Atlanta, Ga but willing to ship small items.
2 Commentslealonnie1 Commented Apr 14, 2024Facebook empire is down.
11 CommentsAlvaDeer Commented Mar 6, 2024Discharge planning woes.
5 Commentscxmoody Commented Feb 3, 2024I believe hospice and my stepmother are responsible for his death.
15 Commentsjmt1964 Commented Jan 21, 2024
Home Safety Related Topics
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Home Modification
- Aging in Place
- Dementia Wandering
- Dementia Behaviors
- Area Agency on Aging
- Burnout
- Cognitive Decline
- Memory Loss
- Violent Behavior
- Caregiving
- Signs of Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Cancer
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Mild Dementia
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Early Onset Alzheimer's
- Severe Dementia
- Adult Day Care