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
How do I convince my parents to move?
6 AnswersSuzy23 Answered 5 hours agoMy husband has dementia. I need him to stay under good care so that I can go to work. Am I allowed to move with him into assisted living?
1 AnswerFrebrowser Answered 8 hours agoHelp with safely bathing for disabled senior. I have fibromyalgia, am obese, osteoarthritis and need a knee replacement.
3 AnswersGeaton777 Answered 20 hours agoBedside alarm mat.
2 AnswersBettysgroup Replied Feb 12, 2025
Home Safety Discussions
I 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.
4 Commentsjwellsy Commented Feb 8, 2025Mom places items on heater, what other options are there to warm her room?
7 CommentsHannaMar2216 Commented Jan 27, 2025Habitat for Humanity Aging in Place
2 Commentslealonnie1 Commented Dec 4, 2024How do I handle a bed bug infestation?
3 CommentsAlvaDeer Commented Nov 15, 2024
Home Safety Related Topics
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Home Modification
- Aging in Place
- Dementia Behaviors
- Dementia Wandering
- Area Agency on Aging
- Burnout
- Cognitive Decline
- Memory Loss
- Violent Behavior
- Caregiving
- Signs of Dementia
- Cancer
- Moderate Dementia
- Mild Dementia
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Early Onset Alzheimer's
- Severe Dementia
- Adult Day Care