How to Make Stairs Safer Without Remodeling
The staircase is usually the part of a house that families worry about first and change last, because every idea …
Home Safety & Lighting
Lighting, stair edges and the small changes around the house that make moving around at night easier.
Home Safety for Seniors Living Alone: A Practical Checklist
Living alone is not the risk. Most people who live alone manage their own homes perfectly well, and the assumption …
Emergency Lighting for Power Outages: What to Keep Ready
The flashlight in the kitchen drawer has been there since the last outage, which means the batteries are probably flat …
Bedside Lamps and Touch Lights You Can Find in the Dark
The lamp on the nightstand is the most used light in the house and usually the worst designed one. A …
What to Do If an Elderly Person Falls: Step by Step
Start here: if there is any sign of injury, if the person hit their head, if they cannot move a …
Trip Hazards at Home: Find Them and Fix Them Cheaply
Trip hazards are the part of home safety that costs almost nothing and gets skipped anyway, usually because they hide …
Stair Safety for Seniors: Treads, Rails, and Lighting
Stairs ask for three things at once: grip underfoot, something to hold, and the ability to see where each step …
Motion Sensor Night Lights for Seniors: How to Choose
The walk from the bed to the bathroom at two in the morning is the most repeated night time journey …
Medical Alert Devices With No Monthly Fee: How to Choose
The phrase medical alert has been claimed almost entirely by subscription services, to the point that many families assume a …
How to Get Up Off the Floor: A Method Worth Practising
Getting up off the floor is a skill, not a feat of strength, and it is one of the few …
Fall Prevention at Home: A Room by Room Safety Plan
Most homes were furnished for a version of the household that no longer exists. The runner in the hallway went …
Fall Detection Without a Subscription: What Exists
Almost everything marketed as fall detection comes attached to a monthly plan. That is not an accident: the recurring fee …