Try: As ad gets worse the person may have trouble walking and keeping his or her balance he or she also may have changes in depth perception which is the ability to understand distances for example someone with ad may try to step down when walking from a carpeted to a tile floor this puts him or her at risk for falls to reduce the chance of a fall clean up clutter remove throw rugs use chairs with arms put grab bars in the bathroom use good lighting make sure the person wears sturdy shoes with good traction information references "caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging" by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

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Keywords: Falls shoes throw rugs tripping home safety balance problems trouble walking trouble keeping balance

*This information is listed as a Fact Sheet and is not explicitly medically licensed