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5 Simple Ways to Prevent Falling In Your Home

5 Simple Ways to Prevent Falling In Your Home

All of us want to stay in our own homes for as long as possible but remaining vertical and mobile in your home may be a challenge.  Falling down is a serious issue for seniors and one in which their family and/or caregivers should address earlier rather than later.  With statistics like 1 in 3 of those over the age of 65 will fall each year we all need to consciously think of the ways we can adapt our home to lower the risk of falling.

Here is 5 Simple Ways to Prevent Falling in your Home:

1. Move or remove furniture to give us more space as we are not as steady on our feet.
2. Pick up those scatter or area rugs to make sure our floor level is even. 
3. Remove animal dishes or other floor objects from our main travel pattern. 
4. Have someone help us rearrange our closets and cabinets, so everything we need on a daily basis is at or close to our fingertips.
5. Add better lighting and night lights in hall ways and bathrooms. 

While there are other more options in reducing the risk of falling in your home these are simple and effective ways to reduce the risk of falling.  Other areas of concern for falling are bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchens.  There are a variety of ways to adapt your house to reduce the risk of falling and some options are grab bars, no barrier showers, lifts to get out of bed, and wheelchair ramps.  While every home is different and will face different challenges to reducing the risk of falling, our PALS Certified Aging-In-Place Specialists can identify and resolve issues surrounding fall prevention. 

If you would like to speak with a Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist please sign up for a free consultation. 

Priscilla Racki is a licensed Interior Designer and Certified Age-in-Place Specialist with over 30 years of experience in facilities planning and interior design.