While most homeowners take steps to ensure their houses are child friendly, another safety measure to consider is how safe your home is for seniors. With more and more families having their elderly parents living with them, there are a few simple steps to ensure a safe environment for you loved ones.
Make sure all outdoor pathways and walkways are clear of debris and yard overgrowth. Also, check any steps leading to or from the house in a regular basis for cracks that may need repair. Handrails can also be installed for those with difficulty getting up and down the stairs to assist with mobility. Uneven surfaces should be addressed as well to avoid slips and falls.
Walkways and porches should also be well lit. Lights should also be used at the tops and bottoms of all staircases inside the home and handrails should be installed on both sides of stairs and extend the full length of the steps. Also, make sure to keep the stairs free of any clutter at all times. Nightlights should be installed in all bathrooms and bedrooms and well as in the kitchen and along hallways.
Bathrooms should be equipped with safety bars in the tub/shower as well as bars alongside the toilet if needed. Non slip rugs should be used on bathroom floors as well to avoid slips and help prevent water spills from becoming a hazard. Non slip mats can also be installed in the tub and shower to prevent falls.
By following these simple steps, you can help ensure a safe environment for seniors in your home.
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One of the most common household pastimes, aside from watching television, is reading. From your morning newspaper to the latest best seller right off the bookstore shelves to the hottest entertainment magazine directly from your grocery store checkout line, there is always tremendous entertainment value in the written word. Within this long standing form of entertainment also lies one of the easiest ways to cut costs you can easily integrate into your life.
Take a minute to re-evaluate your need for the daily paper. Most people don’t realize that, aside from the hard copy editions delivered to their doorstep every morning, most newspaper publishes offer free online versions of the daily news on their website. If there are certain days, usually Sundays when retail ads and coupons come out, that you cant live without, most papers offer customized subscriptions that allow you to choose which days of the week you receive a copy at home at a reduced costs. Also, by purchasing hard copy newspaper subscriptions for longer periods of time up front, usually one or two year subscriptions are available, you can often save a significant amount of money over having to renew your subscription every 6 moths or so. Reducing your need for the daily printed page can also make a significant impact on the environment as well as the amount of waste being produced by your household.
In the long run, converting to an online newspaper or at least limiting the days of the week you receive your paper at your door can not only provide extra money in the bank each month but also helps contribute to environmental protection and awareness.
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