Care recipient (cr) injured herself when she bumped into furniture

Try: Remove furniture or other objects with sharp corners or pad the corners with blankets or thick towels to reduce potential for injury

Materials: Blamkets or thick towels

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Vision, So-So Vision, Poor Vision, Touch, So-So Touch, Poor Touch, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

Information: As a precaution should he or she become lost keep extra photos on hand

References: home safety for people with alzheimer alzheimer’s disease by u s department of health and human services 2010 available at

Keywords: Furniture balance sharp edges home safety

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

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