Try: Firearms should be removed from the premises even if they’re locked away they pose a risk look for gadgets that would be helpful to the cr devices that alert people to sounds such as the doorbell or phone devices that help with vision such as clip-on lights or magnifiers devices that make gripping flatware or jar lids easier

Materials: Alert systems clip on lights magnifiers

Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Personal, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Independence, No Supervision, Vision, So-So Vision, Poor Vision

Information: n/a

References: guide to living with dementia by home watch care givers available at www homewatchcaregivers com

Keywords: Hearing vision firearms guns grip disability

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

Try: Research stores or catalogs with products for the sight- or hearing-impaired for the disabled for those with severe arthritis etc on the internet

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Personal, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile, Independence, No Supervision, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Vision, So-So Vision, Poor Vision, Hearing, So-So Hearing, Poor Hearing

Information: n/a

References: guide to living with dementia by home watch care givers available at www homewatchcaregivers com

Keywords: Hearing vision firearms guns grip disability

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

Try: Lower the temperature setting on the water heater to avoid burns

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Independence, No Supervision, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Touch, So-So Touch, Poor Touch

Information: n/a

References: guide to living with dementia by home watch care givers available at www homewatchcaregivers com

Keywords: Hot cold touch temperature

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

Try: If cr has stairs in the home make sure the handrail is secure look for and remove any tripping hazards

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Independence, No Supervision, Vision, So-So Vision, Poor Vision

Information: n/a

References: guide to living with dementia by home watch care givers available at www homewatchcaregivers com

Keywords: Home safety visually impaired low vision blind

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

Try: Make sure that the house is organized and arranged to the cr’s liking make sure everything is easy to get to when putting things away ask cr what do you think about putting this here instead of there so you can reach it better ‘ be honest and let cr know that it’s all for their well-being

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance

Information: n/a

References: Guide to in-home senior safety by home watch care givers available at www homewatchcaregivers com

Keywords: Cleaning house organizing house clutter reaching falls

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

Try: Make sure gardening tools are available and easy to reach label and date any yard chemicals make sure tools are easy to reach from a flat-footed stance make sure garage has enough ventilation

Materials: Black marker white adhesive labels

Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance

Information: n/a

References: Guide to in-home senior safety by home watch care givers available at www homewatchcaregivers com

Keywords: Yard work garage tools outdoors

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Try: Arrange for a snow shoveling service in the winter months and yard maintenance in the summer

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile, Vision, So-So Vision, Poor Vision

Information: n/a

References: guide to in-home senior safety by home watch care givers available at www homewatchcaregivers com

Keywords: Yard work garage tools outdoors raking leaves shoveling snow

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

Try: Consider selling the car and putting aside for taxi fares the money saved from insurance repairs and gasoline do not leave cr alone in a parked car

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Vision, So-So Vision, Poor Vision, 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: n/a

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

Keywords: Driving car car keys unsafe to drive unsafe driver driver drive

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

Try: If possible make it easier on cr by changing the location of the laundry facility in the house to somewhere more accessible install handrails on both sides of the stairs make sure that the handrails are tightly fixed to the wall check tightness of handrails regularly make sure stairs are free of clutter and swept or vacuumed often

Materials: Handrails

Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Vision, So-So Vision, Poor Vision

Information: n/a

References: guide to in-home senior safety by home watch care givers available at www homewatchcaregivers com

Keywords: Laundry stairs folding clothes falls home safety

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

Try: Get new machines give cr a tutorial on how to use the new machine s if necessary write instructions down and tape to wall in laundry area

Materials: Paper pen tape

Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance

Information: n/a

References: Guide to in-home senior safety by home watch care givers available at www homewatchcaregivers com

Keywords: Laundry folding clothes home safety

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