Episode 5: Tips for Safely Aging in Place

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About the Episode

Whether your care recipient is living with you or on their own, it’s important to ensure the home they’re in is safe and accessible. And we’re sharing tips you can easily apply to any room in the house so your care recipient can safely age in the place they’re most comfortable.  

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Show Notes

• Introduction [00:01 – 3:02]
• Tips for your front entrance [3:03 – 7:17]
• How to make your front entryway safer [7:18 – 8:26]
• Tips to make the kitchen and more accessible [8:27 – 15:57]
• Helpful tips to consider in the living room [15:58 – 17:43]
• Safety and accessibility tips for the bathroom [17:44 – 20:18]
• Bedroom tips for safety and accessibility [20:19 – 21:16]
• Tips for stairways [21:17– 21:55]
• Helpful tips for making your laundry room safer and more accessible [21:56– 22:49]
• Additional home improvement tips for safety [22:50– 24:19]
• Self-care tip [24:20– 24:58]
• Local caregiver question [24:59– 30:09]
• Sign off details about next month’s episode [30:10 – 31:06]
• Additional Resources:
  • //www.nia.nih.gov/health/infographics/aging-place-tips-making-home-safe-and-accessible
  • //www.accessnorth.net/
  • //www.bhg.com/kitchen/layout/successful-kitchen-layout-secrets/
  • //www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/pubs/english/booklet_eng_desktop-a.pdf
  • //www.georgiacollaborative.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2017/08/Home-safety-assessment-checklist.pdf
  • //www.caring.com/caregivers/aging-in-place/
  • //www.aarp.org/research/topics/community/info-2018/2018-home-community-preference.html?CMP=RDRCT-PRI-OTHER-LIVABLECOMMUNITIES-032218
  • //www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_20_147
  • //sites.google.com/site/studentcapstone122/recommendations-interventions/bathroom

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