DID YOU KNOW THAT MOST FALLS HAPPEN IN THE HOME? ONE IN EVERY THREE ADULTS AGE 65 AND OLDER TAKE A FALL EACH YEAR. AMONG OLDER ADULTS FALLS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF INJURY DEATHS. THIS WINTER IS THE PERFECT TIME TO ORGANIZE AND EVALUATE OUR LIVING SPACES SINCE MOST OF OUR TIME IS SPENT INDOORS.
THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF TRIPPING IS FROM CLUTTER. HOW EASILY WE MAY TOSS A MAGAZINE OR PIECE OF CLOTHING ON THE FLOOR AND LEAVE SHOES WHERE WE TAKE THEM OFF. DO YOU LEAVE PACKAGES OR A BAG SITTING IN A HALLWAY OR BY A DOOR ? IT CAN BE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS THIS WHICH CAN BECOME A TRIPPING HAZARD IN YOUR HOME.
THROW RUGS ARE ALSO SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. IT MAY LOOK GREAT, BUT DOES IT LAY IN A TRAFFIC PATTERN THAT WOULD BE EASY TO TRIP OVER?
DO A QUICK CHECK OF YOUR COMPUTER CABLES, WIRES AND ELECTRICAL CORDS. COULD THEY EASILY CATCH YOUR FOOTING?
YOUR PETS CAN ALSO BE A FACTOR IN TRIPPING. THEY MEAN WELL, BUT I FIND MY CATS UNDERFOOT CONSTANTLY. IF YOU ARE BUSY COOKING OR CLEANING, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND PUT THEM IN ANOTHER ROOM FOR AWHILE. THEY DEPEND ON YOU TO NOT GET HURT.
WITH THE DAYS SHORTER AND DARKER CONSIDER CHANGING OUT YOUR LIGHTBULBS TO A BRIGHTER WATTAGE. ADD ADDITIONAL LIGHTING IN DARK HALLWAYS AND CORNERS. MY 84 YEAR OLD MOTHER-IN-LAW SPENT CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT WITH US AND I USED PLUG-IN STYLE NIGHTLIGHTS IN THE OUTLETS THAT LINE THE UPSTAIRS HALL AND STAIRWAY. THAT EXTRA LIGHT WAS WONDERFUL.
AS WE GROW OLDER WE TYPICALLY START TO LOOSE A LITTLE OF OUR BALANCE. KEEPING OUR HOMES SAFE AND CLUTTER FREE WILL KEEP US IN OUR HOMES LONGER AND LIVING INDEPENDENTLY.
THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF TRIPPING IS FROM CLUTTER. HOW EASILY WE MAY TOSS A MAGAZINE OR PIECE OF CLOTHING ON THE FLOOR AND LEAVE SHOES WHERE WE TAKE THEM OFF. DO YOU LEAVE PACKAGES OR A BAG SITTING IN A HALLWAY OR BY A DOOR ? IT CAN BE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS THIS WHICH CAN BECOME A TRIPPING HAZARD IN YOUR HOME.
THROW RUGS ARE ALSO SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. IT MAY LOOK GREAT, BUT DOES IT LAY IN A TRAFFIC PATTERN THAT WOULD BE EASY TO TRIP OVER?
DO A QUICK CHECK OF YOUR COMPUTER CABLES, WIRES AND ELECTRICAL CORDS. COULD THEY EASILY CATCH YOUR FOOTING?
YOUR PETS CAN ALSO BE A FACTOR IN TRIPPING. THEY MEAN WELL, BUT I FIND MY CATS UNDERFOOT CONSTANTLY. IF YOU ARE BUSY COOKING OR CLEANING, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND PUT THEM IN ANOTHER ROOM FOR AWHILE. THEY DEPEND ON YOU TO NOT GET HURT.
WITH THE DAYS SHORTER AND DARKER CONSIDER CHANGING OUT YOUR LIGHTBULBS TO A BRIGHTER WATTAGE. ADD ADDITIONAL LIGHTING IN DARK HALLWAYS AND CORNERS. MY 84 YEAR OLD MOTHER-IN-LAW SPENT CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT WITH US AND I USED PLUG-IN STYLE NIGHTLIGHTS IN THE OUTLETS THAT LINE THE UPSTAIRS HALL AND STAIRWAY. THAT EXTRA LIGHT WAS WONDERFUL.
AS WE GROW OLDER WE TYPICALLY START TO LOOSE A LITTLE OF OUR BALANCE. KEEPING OUR HOMES SAFE AND CLUTTER FREE WILL KEEP US IN OUR HOMES LONGER AND LIVING INDEPENDENTLY.
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