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
My 85-year-old father and his 96-year-old companion live alone in his house. I'm not sure what to do from here.
31 AnswersFrustrated2025 Answered 5 hours agoHow to reduce senior falling?
13 Answersjules925 Answered Feb 24, 2026Will APS help my parents?
8 Answersdearstraits Replied Feb 23, 2026Asking to not have a phone anymore. I’m afraid it will cut loved one off from family.
25 Answersmemyselfandeye Answered Feb 21, 2026
Home Safety Discussions
What happens when there are no ‘safe discharges’ from hospital?
1 CommentGeaton777 Commented 14 hours agoMy 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, 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
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Mild Dementia
- Early Onset Alzheimer's
- Severe Dementia
- Adult Day Care