How to Conduct a Senior Home Safety Assessment

 

An elderly person standing on a carpeted floor

The number of adults living alone or independently is increasing by the day, and it’s imperative to make sure that your elderly loved ones are safe at home. Assessing and evaluating potential fall risks in an elderly parent’s home is vital to prevent unwanted incidents like slip and falls.

Seniors who live alone are can also fall victim to offenders and thieves, which means they may require a robust security system installed in their home. Physical safety is a key factor in making life easier and hassle-free for your elderly loved ones

Here’s a detailed guide to help you conduct a complete safety assessment of your elderly’s home.

Senior Home Safety Check: Digging Deeper
A senior’s residential toilet

A home safety assessment involves a complete check and balance of safety and security features inside and outside a senior’s home. From assistive fixtures to fire-safe design, you need to go the extra mile to ensure that your elderly loved one is not vulnerable to domestic incidents.

In addition to hiring a 24/7 senior care service, it may be a good idea to consider renovating your elderly loved one’s home with elder-friendly features.

Here are some of the most popular and helpful home additions that can make a space perfectly suitable for an independent senior citizen:

· Door grab bars

· Toilet risers and handles

· Carpeted flooring to prevent slip and fall incidents

· Rubber mats near staircase and in front of washroom doors for slip prevention

· Adequate lighting

· Smoke detectors, fire alarm, and a remotely accessible security system

· Covered electrical sockets

· Smaller stair steps and walkways

Home safety assessments for seniors emphasize on adequate lighting and enhancing visibility features. Since older people are prone to developing eyesight and hearing issues, it’s important to install features that assist your senior loved one in these areas.

Tips to Enhance Safety of Your Senior’s Home

Stats show that every one in three older adults fall at least once in their lifetime. Here are some tips to prevent falling risk in seniors:

· Hire an efficient elder care service for your elderly loved one who lives alone

· If they have been experiencing trouble walking, sitting, or standing, consult their doctors for a closer look at their condition

· Ask your senior healthcare facility to provide recommendations for increased mobility and flexibility

· Install phone and other frequently used devices inside or near your senior’s room

· Offer slip-resistant slippers and get rubber mats

Hire the Best In-Home Care Services for Seniors

senOcare offers comprehensive elder care services at home across multiple cities, including Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida. You can select from many care packages planned to provide assistance for senior citizens. We also offer you an opportunity to modify a care package that caters to your elderly loved one’sexactwants.

At senOcare, we also arrange tele-consult for your parents and you with a doctor, so you can ask questions and make cognizant decisions. Our extensive range of services include health and fitness, security and home maintenance, technology assistance, forms and filing, and more.

Call us today on +91 8800 700 100 or email us at info@senocare.in for more details.

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