5 Simple And Easy Senior Home Safety Tips

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5 Simple And Easy Senior Home Safety Tips
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As caregivers, one often is so used to how things
have always been in their loved ones home, that
they often overlook a few things that may need to
be changed as their needs change. It can be just
what we perceive as everyday things that without
a trained eye, may seem very trivial.
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1. Assistive Devices Would they benefit from a
walker or a cane? It is best to get a Dr. order
and have a Physical Therapy Evaluation to
determine the best type of assistive device and
obtain the proper fit, as well as teach them how
to properly use it.
2. Proper Footwear Is your loved one wearing
footwear that has good traction and not a
slipping hazard? Are they able to put on their
footwear with ease, so that they will wear them?
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3. Trip Hazards in the home How are they able
to get around their home? Is there clutter that
causes them to have to maneuver in an unsafe
manner? Are their cords going across the floor
that they could trip on? Are their throw rugs
everywhere, that can be a hazard while using the
walker or just simply walking? These are just the
basics of fall risk management. 4. Proper
lighting Is there proper lighting in the
bathroom, hallway, bedroom, so that if they have
to get up in the night to use the restroom, they
can see adequately? This can consist of plug in
night lights that dont require much cost of
disturbance of sleep.
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5. Accessibility of common items Are the things
that your loved one needs to get to in safe
reach, such as dishes on a shelf that is
accessible? Are the cooking pans that they need
to use in safe reach? Maybe the pans in the
bottom cupboards require bending over which may
increase fall risk due to loss of balance and
would be more functional in a cupboard on top
with other commonly used items that can be safely
reached and put back away. It may seem like it
doesnt make sense to those of us who still have
safe mobility in every way, but it could increase
the function in the kitchen of someone who has
compromised balance and mobility.
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