Home Safety for Older Adults
Safety tips for in and around a senior's home. Learn to evaluate the risks in and around a home that could potentially cause an accident or injury to a senior who chooses to age in place. Find advice from elder care experts as well as tips from family caregivers for making home safer for a senior.
Home Safety Articles
Keeping Seniors Safe: Home Care Services and Tips for Aging in Place
Explore simple home modifications to keep seniors safe. Home care services can also help adults age in place and offer caregivers peace of mind.
6 Comments6 Ways to Make Your Loved One's Home More Secure
To truly protect a residence, you must go beyond basic security measures, such as locking doors and windows. Use these proven tactics to reduce the risk of a break-in.
0 CommentsHow To Make a Home Safer for a Person with Alzheimer’s
People in the early stages of Alzheimer's are often capable of living on their own provided they make certain safety modifications. Make these quick adjustments to the home environment to ensure their safety and well being.
0 CommentsEquipment and Products for Aging in Place
The reality of aging in place is not without challenges –especially as one’s health declines and needs increase. Fortunately, there are many adaptive products and safety devices that can be used to help make staying in a long-time home safer.
23 CommentsGrab Bar Safety Tips
Five tips for grab bar placement to improve the safety of your elderly parent's home.
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Home Safety Questions
Has anybody else been forced to do a mandatory 24 hour learning block at a LTAC in order to bring a loved one home?
1 AnswerDawn88 Answered 13 min agoI've lived with my grandfather since 1991. He passed a few years ago and now my family is making an uncle live with me. Is this violating my rights?
14 AnswersCaregiverL Replied 2 hours agoI am needing a landline phone company suggestion for my father. I don't trust most cell companies so any ideas are helpful!
12 AnswersCTSusan01 Answered 5 hours agoMother in a serious need for help.
7 AnswersShirleyDot Answered 14 hours ago
Home Safety Discussions
Having to pivot from enrichment to safety.
6 CommentsCaringWifeAZ Commented Aug 8, 2026What are some simple home safety improvements that make the biggest difference for older adults?
10 Commentssusie82 Commented Aug 3, 2026Mom wandered far for first time.
16 Commentspeanuttyxx Commented Jul 7, 2026Having surgery, any advice on durable medical equipment possible after surgery to get around home safely.
3 CommentsJoAnn29 Commented Jun 23, 2026
Home Safety Related Topics
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Home Modification
- Aging in Place
- Dementia Behaviors
- Dementia Wandering
- Burnout
- Area Agency on Aging
- Cognitive Decline
- Memory Loss
- Violent Behavior
- Caregiving
- Signs of Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Cancer
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Mild Dementia
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Severe Dementia
- Early Onset Alzheimer's
- Adult Day Care