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
Parent is stuffing food into sink drain. Any suggestions how to prevent food from going down the drain to prevent clogging?
5 AnswersGrandma1954 Replied 8 hours agoCameras.
3 AnswersLucia1979 Answered Sep 18, 2023I want to put together an emergency care folder for my clients. Where can I find free forms to print off?
3 AnswersGrandma1954 Answered Sep 17, 2023What can we do about toilet paper overload?
13 AnswersLlamalover47 Answered Sep 13, 2023
Home Safety Discussions
There is a recall on many dry shampoos due to the presence of cancer causing Benzene.
3 Commentsgladimhere Commented Nov 14, 2022Any suggestions on dealing with my mother's narcissism?
5 CommentsScampie1 Commented Nov 12, 2022Halloween
5 CommentsSendhelp Commented Nov 1, 2022Atria MC residents were fed detergent instead of juice. Three went to the hospital.
18 CommentsPeggySue2020 Commented Sep 2022
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
- Severe Dementia
- Early Onset Alzheimer's
- Adult Day Care