Fall Prevention
You can't shut the door and walk out on caring.
The hours when your elderly parents are out of your hearing and sight are precisely the moments that they're most on your mind.
Accidents can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any instant, but a minor accident resulting in an inconsequential injury to a person in the prime of life could escalate into a life-threatening emergency for a senior citizen in frail health.
While there's no way to totally eliminate the possibility that the people we love and care for will have an accident while we're at work, shopping or otherwise away from home, there are a number of simple preventive measures that substantially reduce accident risks.
Start with lighting. Not only do older people frequently have diminished night vision, they are also prone to cataracts and glaucoma which can negatively affect eyesight long before they develop to the point where surgery is recommended. For this reason make sure room, hall and stairway lightning is bright but free of glare.
Since stability and balance are also affected by age and infirmities, remove small throw rugs from rooms occupied by seniors and don't over wax hardwood and tile floors to the point of being slippery.
Use non-slip mats in bathtubs and showers and make sure that grab rails in bathtubs, shower stalls, and next to toilets are properly installed according to local building codes and manufacturer's recommendations. These items are not decorative. A loved one's life may depend on their ability to support his or her weight without pulling out of the wall.
Kitchens, like bathrooms, are common accident sites. Keeping implements and tools in easy-to-access waist-level drawers and making sure that flammable items and spray cans are located at least 12 inches from stove tops and countertop cooking products are commonsense kitchen-risk reducers.
We here at Personal Response believe our advanced, affordable 24/7 Emergency Alert Response System (EARS) with built-in reminder capability offers the best combination of technological superiority and 24/7 emergency monitoring by human operators in the business.
That said, we devoutly hope none of our customers ever have to use them.
The hours when your elderly parents are out of your hearing and sight are precisely the moments that they're most on your mind.
Accidents can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any instant, but a minor accident resulting in an inconsequential injury to a person in the prime of life could escalate into a life-threatening emergency for a senior citizen in frail health.
While there's no way to totally eliminate the possibility that the people we love and care for will have an accident while we're at work, shopping or otherwise away from home, there are a number of simple preventive measures that substantially reduce accident risks.
Start with lighting. Not only do older people frequently have diminished night vision, they are also prone to cataracts and glaucoma which can negatively affect eyesight long before they develop to the point where surgery is recommended. For this reason make sure room, hall and stairway lightning is bright but free of glare.
Since stability and balance are also affected by age and infirmities, remove small throw rugs from rooms occupied by seniors and don't over wax hardwood and tile floors to the point of being slippery.
Use non-slip mats in bathtubs and showers and make sure that grab rails in bathtubs, shower stalls, and next to toilets are properly installed according to local building codes and manufacturer's recommendations. These items are not decorative. A loved one's life may depend on their ability to support his or her weight without pulling out of the wall.
Kitchens, like bathrooms, are common accident sites. Keeping implements and tools in easy-to-access waist-level drawers and making sure that flammable items and spray cans are located at least 12 inches from stove tops and countertop cooking products are commonsense kitchen-risk reducers.
We here at Personal Response believe our advanced, affordable 24/7 Emergency Alert Response System (EARS) with built-in reminder capability offers the best combination of technological superiority and 24/7 emergency monitoring by human operators in the business.
That said, we devoutly hope none of our customers ever have to use them.
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