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.
6 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
Has anyone’s parent been asked to move from independent living to assisted living due to very hard of hearing and hard to wake for fire evac?
17 Answersiameli Replied 3 min agoWhat to do about my mother's poor choices? I'm POA and we live long-distance from her.
1 Answerlealonnie1 Answered 1 hour agoHow do I get my procrastinating brother to hire a caregiver for my 88-year-old mother who has severe dementia?
10 AnswersGeaton777 Replied 20 hours agoConcerned about elderly neighbors. Should I intervene?
10 AnswersAlvaDeer Answered Dec 25, 2025
Home Safety Discussions
My wife has rapid progressive dementia, when she sits for a long time or gets up in the morning her balance is way off, she can’t stand by herself.
6 Commentsjwellsy Commented Dec 8, 2025Dad (he falls) lives in assisted living, he likes it, lots of friends. Sibling wants dad to live with them but the closest ER is 2 hrs. away.
5 CommentsJoAnn29 Commented Jul 23, 2025Last straw. I hope they respected his request.
5 Commentsmary543 Commented Jul 12, 2025I need night help getting up and to the bathroom. Due to cancer and edema. I can use the toilet independently, I just need help getting in and out of bed.
8 CommentsShirleyDot Commented Jul 3, 2025
Home Safety Related Topics
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Home Modification
- Aging in Place
- Dementia Behaviors
- Dementia Wandering
- Burnout
- Area Agency on Aging
- Cognitive Decline
- Memory Loss
- Violent Behavior
- Caregiving
- Signs of Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Cancer
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Mild Dementia
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Severe Dementia
- Early Onset Alzheimer's
- Adult Day Care