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This document provides safety tips for making a senior's home safer. It recommends having an emergency exit plan and calling the fire department for assistance. Key areas to address include keeping hallways and stairs well-lit; removing scatter rugs or adding non-skid backing; installing grab bars, night lights, smoke detectors and slip-resistant surfaces; and checking electrical cords, water temperature, medications and more. The goal is to identify everyday hazards seniors may face and make adjustments to better suit their mobility and abilities as they age.

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America’s Choice In Homecare! Safety for Have a Plan Seniors at Home • Have an emergency exit plan and an Making Your alternative plan in case of fire. If the Loved One’s Home Safe older person has a disability, call the local fire department and have them give you some stickers for the win- dows. • Up to 24 Hour Care You may want to review some of these • Meal Preparation issue with your loved one & call the clos- est Visiting Angels agency to assist you • Light Housekeeping in making your loved one’s home safer • Personal Hygiene Assistance and happier. • Errands - Shopping Show your loved one you care today! • Rewarding Companionship • Day/Night, Live-In or Live Out Care • Respite for Family Caregiving Solution . . . A guide for family, friends and loved ones Select Your Caregiver! from America’s Choice Making the home safer makes your life easier! In Homecare! Peace of Mind! A Public Service from Visiting Angels® Each agency is privately owned and operated.
A Safe Home for Seniors Begins Here! A Guide For Family, Friends & Loved Ones To Making Home Life Safer. The purpose of this pamphlet is to Take a Walk Through The House • Use slip-resistant decals or non-skid better educate and point out the mats in the tub or shower. everyday areas of concern that • Keep all areas of the home, including each of us, as healthy adults, take hallways and stairs, well-lit, but free from • Install grab bars in the bathtub and by for granted. glare. the toilet; be sure the screws go di- rectly into the wall studs, so they stay What may not be an obstacle to • Remove scatter rugs, or attach a nonskid securely in place. you may be to your elder loved backing to them. one. • Check to be sure that extension cords • Reduce the risk of falling on uncarpeted are not overloaded & are clear of We will review areas of the home floors by ensuring that they are not slip- walkways. that should be addressed to better pery. Do not use any gloss polish. suit the mobility and agility limita- • Install smoke detectors on every floor tions we can all experience as we • Use night lights in the bedroom, hall- of the home and test them monthly. age. ways, kitchen and bathrooms. • Destroy out-of-date medications and • Keep the stove area in the kitchen free of those which are no longer being used. towels, paper towels, napkins, curtains, and other things that might catch fire. • Place a telephone in the bedroom. Post emergency numbers by all tele- • Remove all newspapers & magazines phones. from the kitchen counter areas. • Keep space heaters away from flam- • Keep a fire extinguisher in the kitchen, mable materials, and be sure the room and teach everyone of age to use it. is well ventilated. • Inspect electrical cords for fraying or • A three-pronged plug should be used cracking; be sure they are placed away in a three hole outlet, or an adapter from walking paths, but not under carpet should be used. or furniture, where they could present a fire hazard. • Always turn off heating pads before an older person goes to sleep. • Set the hot water temperature at 115 degrees or below on the water heater.

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Senior Safe Home

  • 1. America’s Choice In Homecare! Safety for Have a Plan Seniors at Home • Have an emergency exit plan and an Making Your alternative plan in case of fire. If the Loved One’s Home Safe older person has a disability, call the local fire department and have them give you some stickers for the win- dows. • Up to 24 Hour Care You may want to review some of these • Meal Preparation issue with your loved one & call the clos- est Visiting Angels agency to assist you • Light Housekeeping in making your loved one’s home safer • Personal Hygiene Assistance and happier. • Errands - Shopping Show your loved one you care today! • Rewarding Companionship • Day/Night, Live-In or Live Out Care • Respite for Family Caregiving Solution . . . A guide for family, friends and loved ones Select Your Caregiver! from America’s Choice Making the home safer makes your life easier! In Homecare! Peace of Mind! A Public Service from Visiting Angels® Each agency is privately owned and operated.
  • 2. A Safe Home for Seniors Begins Here! A Guide For Family, Friends & Loved Ones To Making Home Life Safer. The purpose of this pamphlet is to Take a Walk Through The House • Use slip-resistant decals or non-skid better educate and point out the mats in the tub or shower. everyday areas of concern that • Keep all areas of the home, including each of us, as healthy adults, take hallways and stairs, well-lit, but free from • Install grab bars in the bathtub and by for granted. glare. the toilet; be sure the screws go di- rectly into the wall studs, so they stay What may not be an obstacle to • Remove scatter rugs, or attach a nonskid securely in place. you may be to your elder loved backing to them. one. • Check to be sure that extension cords • Reduce the risk of falling on uncarpeted are not overloaded & are clear of We will review areas of the home floors by ensuring that they are not slip- walkways. that should be addressed to better pery. Do not use any gloss polish. suit the mobility and agility limita- • Install smoke detectors on every floor tions we can all experience as we • Use night lights in the bedroom, hall- of the home and test them monthly. age. ways, kitchen and bathrooms. • Destroy out-of-date medications and • Keep the stove area in the kitchen free of those which are no longer being used. towels, paper towels, napkins, curtains, and other things that might catch fire. • Place a telephone in the bedroom. Post emergency numbers by all tele- • Remove all newspapers & magazines phones. from the kitchen counter areas. • Keep space heaters away from flam- • Keep a fire extinguisher in the kitchen, mable materials, and be sure the room and teach everyone of age to use it. is well ventilated. • Inspect electrical cords for fraying or • A three-pronged plug should be used cracking; be sure they are placed away in a three hole outlet, or an adapter from walking paths, but not under carpet should be used. or furniture, where they could present a fire hazard. • Always turn off heating pads before an older person goes to sleep. • Set the hot water temperature at 115 degrees or below on the water heater.