Page 11 - For Seniors

If you plan on staying in your own home during your golden years, it’s a good idea to check it thoroughly for risks to your health and safety. As you do, don’t forget the outside of your home. Maintaining the exterior of your home will keep you safe as you enter and exit and will allow you to take in beautiful summer evenings and crisp autumn days without worrying about falls or other ways of getting hurt.

As you go through your home, injury-proofing it room by room, don’t overlook your hallways and your stairs. These are high-traffic areas that often present challenges to a senior citizen’s mobility. By following a few simple guidelines, however, you’ll be able to make your stairs and hallways much safer and allow you to preserve your independence by staying in your own home.

What could be dangerous about your living room? We tend to think of our living rooms as safe spaces, and for the most part, they are, but, like your bathroom or your kitchen, there could be hidden risks. These living room safety tips should be followed at any age, but especially if you’re a senior citizen interested in maintaining your independence by remaining in your own home.

It’s easy to understand why your kitchen or your bathroom might be unsafe, with all their wet surfaces and sharp edges. But what about your bedroom? Surely, your cozy bedroom is the safest room in your house. Well, it might be, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways you can improve the safety of your bedroom.

If you’re like millions of other American seniors, you’re determined to remain in your home during your golden years, enjoying all the independence and familiarity that comes with it. As we wrote in our recent free eBook, for people of any age, many rooms of your home can contain risks to your health and safety. For seniors who want to enjoy their homes for many years to come, we recommend taking a few simple precautions to avoid these risks.

When you think about it, there are a lot of ways you can get hurt in your kitchen—at any age. From sharp knives to hot surfaces to slippery floors to flammable gas, your kitchen presents the opportunity to injure yourself in seemingly every corner.

Getting older doesn’t have to mean giving up your home. Millions of seniors choose the comfort and independence of their own homes over expensive assisted living communities.

If you do choose to stay in your own home as you age, keep in mind that living at home comes with a greater risk for slips, falls, and other injuries. To help keep you safe and independent, we’ve put together an eBook of 101 tips for making your home a safer place. You can get your free copy of this book by clicking here.

Getting older doesn’t have to be a major ordeal. While it’s true that decreasing strength, mobility and stamina can be somewhat of a challenge, there are modern conveniences that are designed to make life much easier and more comfortable. Here, we’ll explore some products that can dramatically improve your quality of life.

Along with the bathroom, a bedroom is a place where most home accidents occur. For many senior citizens, getting in and out of bed can be a challenge but, fortunately, there are a number of simple precautions that be taken to ensure safety. In addition, there are numerous products that can be used in the bedroom to prevent accidents.

When choosing a product, it is important to take into consideration the size, strength and mobility of the individual. Here are some basic options for bedroom safety.

Also known as a rolling walker, the rollator is basically a walker with a wheel at the bottom of each leg., Depending on the physical size and needs of the user, different models are appropriate. Rollators can be used indoors and outdoors, providing additional stability and more maneuverability than traditional walkers.