Try: Keep a flashlight at the bedside Materials: Flashlight Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Vision, So-So Vision, Poor Vision Information: n/a References: Society of certified senior advisors 2010 the consumer’s guide to home safety for seniors available at www csa us Keywords: Falls night time bedroom home safety *This information is […]
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Care recipient (cr) can’t reach everything in his bedroom closets
Try: Try putting most things in dressers they may be easier to access than closets Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance Information: n/a References: Society of certified senior advisors 2010 the consumer’s guide to home safety for seniors available at www csa us Keywords: Closets dressers bedroom […]
Care recipient (cr) lives alone and is concerned with kitchen and food safety issues
Try: Regularly inspect foods for freshness and expiration dates to get rid of spoiled foods replace cabinet and drawer handles with styles that are easier for grasping Materials: Easy to grip cabinet and drawer handles Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Medical Physical Information: n/a References: Society of certified senior advisors 2010 the consumer’s guide to home […]
Care recipient (cr) fell while reaching for something in the kitchen
Try: Keep regularly used items within easy reach so climbing on a chair to reach them is not necessary Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Medical Physical Information: n/a References: Society of certified senior advisors 2010 the consumer’s guide to home safety for seniors available at www csa us Keywords: Kitchen cooking reaching grasping kitchen […]
Care recipient (cr) needs to avoid accidents or safety hazards in the kitchen
Try: Remove knobs from the stove or unplug it from the wall to avoid accidents keep knives out of reach or locked up lock up all cleaning products Materials: Small pad lock s for cabinet s Categories: Sage, Topic, Cognitive Intellectual, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, […]
Care recipient (cr) has a tendency to fall out of his bed
Try: Move furniture with sharp corners or edges away from the bed in case of a fall out of bed move breakable items away from the bed Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical Information: n/a References: Society of certified senior advisors 2010 the consumer’s guide to home safety for seniors available at www csa […]
Care recipient (cr) has slipped fallen when getting out of his her bed
Try: Wear nonskid socks to bed to avoid slipping and falling if getting up in the middle of the night Materials: Nonskid socks Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical Information: n/a References: Society of certified senior advisors 2010 the consumer’s guide to home safety for seniors available at www csa us Keywords: Falls slips slipping walking […]
Care recipient (cr) has vision problem and needs lighting tips for his home
Try: Install senor light switches these detect movement and will turn on the lights automatically when cr enters a room the lights also turn off automatically when there is no one in the room install a remote this is a device cr holds in his hand that controls a light that is plugged into a […]
Care recipient (cr) has poor eye sight and needs extra lighting to see better in the home
Try: Experiment with light levels to improve the lighting throughout the home to see if that makes a difference Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Vision, So-So Vision, Poor Vision Information: n/a References: Society of certified senior advisors 2010 the consumer’s guide to home safety for seniors available at www csa us Keywords: Lighting […]
Care recipient (cr) lives alone and is concerned about kitchen safety he needs appliances that are easier to see and use
Try: Look for appliances that have large size buttons and controls easy to read displays safety features within the unit like an automatic turn-off feature that will program a maximum cooking time and turn off when it is reached a burner that will turn off when there is not a pan on it or if […]