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
Best digital tools to keep in touch with aging parents remotely?
7 AnswersLlamalover47 Answered 6 min agoI could not prevent the nursing rehab from sending mom home.
6 AnswersJoAnn29 Answered 11 min agoHow do I deal with my brother, for whom I am primary caregiver, when he insists on returning to his home, which is not fit for humans?
2 AnswersLisaBaker255 Replied 5 hours agoHow do I convince my 86-year-old mother that the adult family home she is in is the safest, cleanest place for her to live?
14 AnswersTouchMatters Answered 15 hours ago
Home Safety Discussions
Talk to your elders about scam advertising.
5 Commentscwillie Commented 6 hours agoI 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.
3 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, 2024
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
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Mild Dementia
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Severe Dementia
- Early Onset Alzheimer's
- Adult Day Care