Your family can help you check your home for dangers that might make you trip or fall. They can help make your home safer for you. Someone in your family can take a walk with you to see how stable you are. Your family can also watch for changes in your strength or balance. Your family can respond to any worries you might have about feeling dizzy, weak or unsteady, and they can see that you get help. Already a member or subscriber? Log in. Interested in AAFP membership? Learn more.
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Be sure your home is well lit so that you can see things you might trip over. First, you need to remove throw rugs. You may find that these are decorative and nice to look at but often present a danger to seniors who trip, slip or get caught up in a walker over them. Be sure to pick up all the piled clutter, including newspapers, loose clothes, and shoes.
As an ex-carer of the elderly, I am appalled at some of the in-safe footwear I have seen on senior citizens. Shoes with too big a heal, shoes that are too tight, too lose, slippers that are so tight they squash the persons toes, cause bunions and other problems.
Relatives need to keep a keen eye on their seniors footwear. On a lot of occasions they were totally oblivious to seniors bad fitting footwear. Excellent point! Thanks for sharing. Seniors are at high risk for serious falls The gradual physical changes of aging add up to increased fall risk for older adults. Print This Article. Share Article on: Facebook Twitter.
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