Senior Home Safety: How To Prevent Accidents & Injuries

Seniors are most notably at risk of incurring injuries due to accidents in the home. Whether that means falls or some other type of injury, a few simple housekeeping tips and home improvement projects can help prevent serious problems. Whether you’re a senior or want to better care for a loved one in your life, consider how the following tips could reduce the risk of injury right away:

Keep Up With Housekeeping

One of the simplest ways to minimize the risk of falls and injuries is to keep up with housekeeping tasks. This means eliminating clutter in hallways, walkways, and other areas where seniors may be prone to tripping. You can even rearrange the furniture to make the home easier to navigate.

Another housekeeping tip is to clean up spills immediately. If they’re left on the ground, it’s quite possible that they’ll be forgotten until someone slips on them.

Navigating Bathrooms

While good housekeeping is essential to minimize injury in the home, the bathroom is one of the most dangerous places for seniors. If you have yet to make your home more accessible, this is one area where you may want to start.

Grab bars are necessary for seniors to get in and out of the shower/bath more safely. You can also minimize the risk of injury by using a shower chair, installing non-slip mats (inside and outside the shower), and using a handheld shower head.

Eliminate Trip Hazards

Mobility tends to decline as people get older and simple actions like walking becomes more of a challenge. If you or a loved one struggle to pick up their feet while walking, it may be time to eliminate trip hazards like rugs. It can be a challenge to get over the edge of the rug, especially when in a hurry.

Install handrails for going up and down sets of stairs more securely.

Manage Health and Wellness

The best thing you can do to prevent injuries is to stay on top of your health and wellness. Your doctor can offer advice on exercises you can do to stay healthy while simultaneously improving balance and even eyesight.

If you do need help with your day-to-day activities and require assistance in your home, you need senior home care in Winnipeg from a reputable company like Right At Home Winnipeg.

Why Right at Home?

• Over 20 years of experience. Right at Home has been providing award winning customized senior care and home care for over 20 years.
• YOUR Caregivers are all part of YOUR Care Team. This means that there is no revolving door of Personal Support Workers and Nurses. With the help of your Care Planner, you choose and get to know them. This leads to an level of care for your loved one that is unsurpassed in our industry.
• Working with government support. Your Care Planner will work to help you find the government supports you are eligible for (if you would like them) and then work to find a solution for the care needs that go above what government and family can do. We will also work around the government care plan so that we are enhancing it.

We help in home, wherever home is to you.

Our Caregivers are always out in the community visiting homes, Retirement Residences, Long Term Care (LTC), hospices and hospitals.