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 convince my mom to move from her home? It is no longer manageable for her.
6 AnswersPeggySue2020 Replied 3 hours agoMom just bought a snowblower that can chuck ice because she has always cleaned her driveway. How to explain to her that no good can come of this?
15 Answersfreqflyer Answered 19 hours agoMy Mother has been living alone for 5 months. She is 87-years-old and shows signs of dementia, but refuses to go to any doctor appointments.
17 AnswersJuliaH Answered Nov 14, 2024I need advice about home care for independent mother.
6 AnswersMACinCT Answered Nov 14, 2024
Home Safety Discussions
How do I handle a bed bug infestation?
3 CommentsAlvaDeer Commented 19 hours agoDad almost burnt down my home.
21 CommentsTXmomof3 Commented Sep 21, 2024What to do regarding my mom's night time supervision?
3 Commentsfunkygrandma59 Commented Jun 27, 2024I have several items available. Purewick, standup rollator, bed rail and a lift chair. In Atlanta, Ga but willing to ship small items.
3 CommentsNeedHelpWithMom Commented May 30, 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
- Severe Dementia
- Early Onset Alzheimer's
- Adult Day Care