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Home Safety Tips

To make your home safer, you can make these simple, inexpensive changes:

Safer In-Home Mobility

  • Reduce clutter inside and outside your home.
  • Move anything that could cause slips or trips including doormats, throw rugs, wires and electrical cords.
  • Be sure carpets are secured to the floor and stairs. Use non-slip rugs or attach rugs to the floor with double-sided tape.
  • Have enough lighting in each room, at entrances, and on outdoor walkways. Use light bulbs that have the highest wattage recommended for the fixture.
  • Good lighting on stairways is especially important. Light switches at both the top and bottom of stairs can help.
  • Place a lamp within easy reach of your bed.
  • Keep a flashlight by your bed in case the power is out and you need to get up.
  • Arrange furniture to give you plenty of room to walk freely.
  • Remove any furniture that could be a hazard (juts out, moves if leaned on, etc.)
  • Install sturdy banisters or railing along both sides of stairs and walkways.
  • Properly place and securely fasten grab bars in tub and show and next to toilet.
  • Place everyday items within easy reach.
  • Put reflector tape in hallways to create a path to follow at night.
  • Put reflector tape on stairs.
  • Widen treads and/or shorten stair risers.
  • Replace outdoor steps with ramps.
  • Put good night lights in bathroom.
  • Avoid wet or newly polished floors.

Fire Safety

  • Have smoke alarms on every level of house.
  • Test every month so that you can hear from any room in house.
  • Change batteries as needed.
  • Have a fire escape plan that shows 2 ways out of every room.
  • Make sure your escape plan works for everyone, including those who may use a wheelchair, a hearing aid, or glasses.
  • Make sure exits are always clear and not blocked with furniture or other items.
  • Put cigarettes out safely in an ashtray with a wide base that will not tip over.
  • Never smoke around medical oxygen.
  • Keep space heaters at least 3 feet away from anything that can burn.
  • Check to make sure there are no electrical cords run under rugs.
  • Check to make sure all electrical cords are in good condition and not broken or cut.
  • Clean the dryer of lint after every use.

Other Precautions

  • Put important emergency and medical phone numbers in large print next to phone.
  • Keep contact information complete and up-to-date.
  • Consider ordering a medical ID bracelet especially if you or a loved one has a chronic health issue. Information on medical conditions, such as diabetes or asthma; drug and food allergies; prescribed medicines; and emergency contacts can be engraved onto the surface of these bracelets and pendants.
Sources: National Association of Senior Move Managers, National Institutes of Health and FEMA.

Senior Relocation Services of New Mexico

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