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Home Safety and Management

Home Safety

	Modifying the home to reduce the risks of accidents providing a safe environment. Including safety and access adaptations (grab bars and other assistive devices, minor decorative enhancements like indoor plants and lighting).

	Facilitate emergency response technology

	Environment risk reduction assessment

Facilitate Home Maintenance and Management Services

Although we do not perform these services ourselves, we do oversee the work to ensure the services are done properly.

	Yard and garden care

	Snow removal

	General home maintenance and repairs

FACTS ABOUT FALLS

30% of people over 65 will fall each year.

60% of falls occur at home

25% are the result of hazards (slippery surfaces & poor lighting)

STEPS TO A SAFER HOME

•	Accident-proof the bathroom (install grab bars, non slip strips and anti-scalding showerhead

•	Remove scatter rugs

•	Light dark rooms

•	Keep stairs clear

•	Motion detectors for lamps in hallways and rooms

•	Lever handles on doors

•	Dual railing on stairways

•	Shelves with roll-out trays

•	Use cordless phone

•	Keep passageways/rooms neat and uncluttered