Tips to Help Prevent Seniors from Tripping/Falling at Home

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Tips to Help Prevent Seniors from
Tripping/Falling at Home
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• After a point of life, a lot of seniors are
  required to or make a choice to make a transition
  to assisted living communities.
• This can be because the suffer from dementia,
  Alzheimers, or other condition that required
  special care which couldnt be provided by their
  family members at home, or perhaps they dont
  have anyone to take care of them.
• However, most transitions to assisted living Las
  Vegas could be actually attributed to the
  previous falls that seniors experience in their
  home.

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• Tripping and falling, especially when seniors are
  home alone, can be really threatening, which
  triggers the person and/or their family members
  to make a move to assisted living Las Vegas
  community.
• Falls are one of the leading causes of non-fatal
  as well as fatal injuries among elderlies, and 1
  out of 3 older adults aged 65 or older tend to
  fall each year.
• While every fall cant possible be prevented,
  there are a lot of things that could be done in
  order to minimize the risks of tripping and
  falling in a seniors home and thereby reduce the
  possibilities of falls.

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• Here are some tips to help prevent elderlies from
  falling in the home
• Keep staircases and walkways free of clutter
  always remove the items that may turn out to be a
  tripping hazard or would make it tough for elders
  to maneuver through their home. carpets, floor
  mats, and rugs should be removed, or atleast
  secured.
• Install the light switches at the bottom as well
  as the top of the staircases in the easy-to-reach
  spots. Motion-sensor lights are a really great
  solution to keep the staircases well-lit.
• Install safety rails and grab bars in the
  bathrooms for assistance. The shower chairs could
  provide a really stable area to comfortably sit
  as well as to avoid falls, since bathroom floors
  can be slippery.

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• Encourage your loved ones to follow-up with
  his/her eyecare physician in order to maintain
  proper vision and also have prescription lens
  checked regularly.
• Keep all the exposed hot-water pipes covered in
  order to prevent burns and injuries, and also
  keep the hot-water heater lower than its highest
  settings in order to avoid those accidental
  scalding.
• Remind your loved one to exercise caution while
  moving or lifting items or while bringing in the
  groceries.
• Place routinely-used items such as drinkware and
  plates, on the lower cabinets and shelves. This
  will help prevent the use of step-stools and
  thereby losing their balance as they try to reach
  the items that are stored up high.

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• Place routinely-used items such as drinkware and
  plates, on the lower cabinets and shelves. This
  will help prevent the use of step-stools and
  thereby losing their balance as they try to reach
  the items that are stored up high
• Ask your loved ones physician about stretching
  programs and exercise programs to help his or her
  increase stamina and mobility.
• Perhaps a key advice for any senior is to be
  proactive and aware, suggests a caregiver at the
  adult day care Las Vegas.
• Remove the hazards before they further become an
  accident. If youre concerned that your loved one
  might need special care, the you should discuss
  your loved ones situation with their primary
  care physician.

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