Safety Measures One Should Take if Old and Feeble Persons are at Home

Posted by Gauri Satpute on December 3rd, 2019

When your home is having an old and feeble person, it is your responsibility to take care of them and look into their safety. There are a number of safety measures one should take. The basic one is collecting all the emergency numbers so that you can contact people in a sudden emergency.

If he is having a tendency to fall, then try using cane or walker. While walking on smooth floors, use non-slip footwear. Use a cordless or cell phone to prevent rushing. Make your home safety-proof. Keep hallways, stairs and paths properly illuminated and clear objects. For stairs use rails and bannisters, avoid rugs. Tape all rugs with the floor, to prevent movement while walking. In bathroom get the grab bars installed especially in the shower and the toilet to prevent slipping, put a rubber mat in the bathtub. If using the toilet is having issuesthen consult the provider for a special chair, tub, and bench or a raised toilet seat.

With aging, the most common problems are incontinence of urination and bowel movement. To protect their unrestricted happenings and letting them fall into an embarrassing state, feel confident to buy adult diapers. These are disposable and come in different shape and size to suit the wearer’s body. Adults diapers for bowel incontinence is a larger one, it reduces the tendency of leakage and frequent stains and odour. These are affordable, user-friendly, hypo-allergic and deodorized. These are easy to remove, come in different design and are made of polymers. Healthcare companies produce a large range of incontinence products for women and men. You can choose as per your need. Besides these, you need to organize all the medicines in their proper boxes, ask for large-print labels so that it becomes easy to read, keep a proper doctor consultation about the medicines they are consuming. Make sure that you install carbon monoxide detectors near all bedrooms. This gas is generally released by stove, oven or grill and is harmful to health. Avoid mixing ammonia, bleach or other cleaning liquids, this may create a deadly gas.

After taking all these into consideration, take protection against abuse. Keep doors and windows closed, prevent strangers,and do not share personal information. Follow all the measures and maintain the safety of the old and feeble person at your home.

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