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Kitchen Fires: Make Cooking Safer for Seniors
Cooking is one of the leading causes of fire in the home among seniors. Here are some tips for making cooking safer for seniors.
7 ways to make cooking safer »
Fire Safety for Elders with Special Health Needs
Elderly people with mobility problems, vision or hearing impairments, Alzheimer’s and dementia have special needs when it comes to fire safety.
Tips that could save their life »
Checklist: Emergency Planning for Frail Elders
How to prepare frail elderly people for a hurricane, earthquake, fire, tsunami, nuclear leak, terrorist attack or any other emergency situation occurs.
Disaster checklist for elders »

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Recent Questions

How can you block a lift chair from raising too high?

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Feb 5, 2012

What is the best medical alert system to have when caring for an elder?

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Feb 1, 2012

Any thoughts on how to help mom not fall out of bed?

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Jan 23, 2012

Anyone have any experience or recommendation about alarms for natural (explosive) gas?

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Jan 9, 2012

What is the product that sounds an alarm when something is forgotten on the stove?

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Dec 26, 2011

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Medical Alert Systems

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Jan 27, 2012

Fire Safety for Elders with Special Health Needs

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Jan 7, 2012

Home Modification and Universal Design for Elder-Friendly Living

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Dec 8, 2011

Providing a Safe Home Environment for Alzheimer's Patients

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4 Comments

Sep 25, 2011

How Do I Get Dad Out of His Cluttered, Unsafe Home?

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Jun 23, 2011

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