Essential Tips for Home Maintenance & Safety
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Home maintenance is critical to seniors who want to remain comfortably at home for as long as possible. Our nurse’s home assessment will help you decide what you need to do. A fall with injuries can open the doorway to impaired mobility and decreased independence. A head injury can alter your cognition. Any injury that limits mobility can make the body more susceptible to infections.
1. Talk to your doctor home safety. Have a comprehensive home assessment by Care For Life’s nurse to help you with your long term plans for remaining at home.
2. Tell your doctor and your family when your medication makes you dizzy or lightheaded.
3. Install proper lighting throughout your home. Use night-lights in the hallways between the bedroom and bathroom.
4. De-clutter your home. Keep floor and stairs free of clutter & do not use small throw rugs. Check that stairs are in good repair and are slip resistant. If any stairs are broken, have them fixed promptly
6. WEAR PROPER SHOES inside and outside. Use a cane or walker for better balance.
7. Install grab bars in all bathrooms by the toilet and in the bathtub or shower. If you need extra support, get a shower seat. Install a hand-held shower device.
8. Consider getting a Medical Alert System to call for help if you fall