Mercy Hands Home Care Home Safety Tip: Clear Pathways To Prevent Falls Area rugs can look nice and protect your floor from damage but for someone with mobility issues they can also be a major safety issue. Loose rugs on the floors can present a tripping hazard and can cause a fall. Here are a few tips on how you can reduce this risk for falls. 1. Remove all loose rugs from major traffic areas. That is to say places in the house the patient goes often. An example would be path to the kitchen or bathroom. 2. Make sure the rugs you use have a rubber backing on them to prevent slipping. 3. If you must have a rug make sure it is secured the the floor. Rugs on carpeted surfaces can be secured with Velcro. Rugs on hardwood or kitchen floors can be placed on top of a skid proof rubber sheet you can find in any hardware store. 4. Make sure floors are well lit at night. Motion detector lights or remote control switches can help a patient turn the lights on in a room before traveling across it. These tips may present a slight change in lifestyle but much less of a change than an injury resulting from a fall can cause.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:23:32 +0000
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