Christmas time for slips and falls! Icy sidewalks, snowy paths ..... and in the house?
Here is a checklist of safety precautions for the older members of the family. If your frail old mother moves in with you, or the grandfather comes to stay it's a good idea, through the house and check for hazards and a few security features before they come and go.
Front path and steps
Make sure that the way to the house yet, no major cracks, roots, orrocks.Keep steps and paths free of snow and ice.Check the stairs - no holes or bumps concrete.Hand tracks, both sides if possible.Path entrance well lit. Movement detector light to function well.
Entrance, corridors and stairways
Declutter - make sure to remove shoes and outdoor clothing hung up. If there are children, teach them to put their toys away.Lighting - halls and stairways should be well lit. A night light in the hall between the bedroom and bathroom is vital.Takemight be all loose mats, triggering hazard.Check that are secured railing.
Bedrooms
No loose mats or rugsMake room around the bed, especially when used in elderly mom or your father had a walker.Have achieve an easy-to-lamp beside the bed. Is it embarrassing to the light, a sound is enabled ( "clap-on - clap-off") Phone help.A lamp beside the stiff bed.For people with arthritis or others who think that can be easily reached peak when they first one is supporting a bed handle a great help inprevent falls.Again, keep the area around the bed as clutter as possible.
Bathrooms
Wherever possible, install wall-bars at the end (tap end) of the bathtub and on the opposite wall. A wall bar next to the toilet can also help.Some molded in one piece, tub surrounds, should not be included wall bars. Clamp-on tray handles, or a floor to ceiling pole beside the tub can used.Use non-slip mats in the bathtub or shower.A tub or shower chair is useful for people withpoor balance.Any medications should be clearly marked. A dosette or blister, it is easy to track, that they take the medication as prescribed to keep.
Living Room
Remove loose carpets and matsMake sure that there is room for a walker if one is used - often have to move the tables way.Avoid rocking out / swivel chair Loose electrical cables are a tripping hazard. Route them from traffic, where possible, or use tape to fix it to the floor.Aportable phone is more secure than a landline. Many falls occur when people rush to answer the phone. Hold the handset in the vicinity at all times, put it back in its charger beside the bed overnight.Have good lighting, easy-to-reach switches.
Kitchen
Make sure that there are significant equipment easily reachUse a sturdy step stool to reach higher cupboardsHave a smoke detector and be sure to check the batteries in your older person has quite severe regularlyIfMemory loss, it may be necessary to limit its cuisine, or even drag the stove.See that the leakage dried quickly.
This may all seem very overwhelming, but most homes only need a few adjustments. Finally, some simple precautions could save a broken hip, or worse.
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