Given
the chance, most seniors would rather age in their homes than move to
retirement facilities. After all, why leave behind a house filled
with a life’s worth of memories? Their children, on the other hand,
are right to worry about them given their advanced age. Fortunately,
there are things you can do to ensure that they remain safe even
while they live independently:
Simple
Home Modifications
Things
you used to take for granted can become real hazards now that your
parents are older—take stairs for example, which can become slip
and fall hazards. To prevent such accidents, you can install
additional lighting (preferably automated) and handrails on both
sides of the stairs.
Guard
Against Crimes
The
elderly are easy targets for criminals, so make sure that the doors
in your parents’ home have sturdy deadbolts that can’t be easily
pried. Furthermore, consider installing a burglar alarm to alert
authorities of attempted break-ins.
Cellphones
for Safety
Some
cellphone models have emergency monitoring services built into them.
When your parents have medical emergencies or if they feel
threatened, they simply press a button and a response agent will call
911 for them.
People
say that life is cyclical, and this may indeed be true. In the same
way your parents use to fret about you when you were young, you now
find yourself worrying about your parents’ well-being in return.
Hopefully, the tips about will help alleviate the anxieties you have.
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