Comments on: 10 Home Safety Tips for Seniors

By: Tuesday

Tuesday — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:13:23 +0000

Rugs are definitely a hazard as well I agree, & I know they say the bathroom is the most dangerous room in the house for seniors, but I think it’s important to spend a lot of time making the kitchen safe as well, particularly paying attention to stove safety. Thanks for this post & all these great tips, here are some more senior safety tips, if you’re interested I’ve included the link below.

http://home-care-phoenix.carebuzz.com/senior-safety-on-stairs/

Best,
Tuesday

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:30:39 +0000

Edie, Take the throw rug and have it cleaned and then hang it on the wall. This way your dad will enjoy the rug and he will still be safe.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:58:12 +0000

Electrical safety within the home is very important and should be payed close attention to. Making sure that your home is equipped with the proper safety features and devices can be life changing. A new product, a fire-prevention outlet, is something that should be installed in every home! What this product is able to do is detect abnormal heat within the electrical circuit and wiring, and once this heat has been detected by the outlets multiple sensors, the power to the circuit is cut off. Once this occurs, a potential fire has been stopped and in turn saves your home, property, and lives.

By: Edie

Edie — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:46:44 +0000

Mary, you are so right. I’ve noticed lately how much my dad is shuffling rather than walking. Thankfully, I talked him out of keeping a favorite throw rug in the living room after he tripped over it a couple of times (His aunt had created the rug). Thanks for reminding us of this danger.

By: Kaye - SandwichINK

Kaye - SandwichINK — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:20:27 +0000

This is an excellent list! I am going to have to bookmark it!

I especially agree with the multiple bars for the bathroom. When we remodeled the bathroom in one of our houses, I even put one bar in where the towel bar went. We used it as the towel bar, but I knew it would be safer for my aging parents to have in case they started to fall. Then, if they grabbed the bar with the towels, they would be safe, rather than pulling it from the wall.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:08:20 +0000

Another hint I have is get rid of throw rugs. My Dad didn’t pick up his feet when he walked and he constantly tripped over throw rugs. For his safety we ended up putting all the throw rugs in the garage.