Monday 23 February 2015

Safety Concerns and Safety Features to Watch Out For Your Elderly at Home

Now to pay a tribute to all his efforts you are planning to gift him with a house. If this is the case then you must wait for a moment to read this. While most of the elderly prefer to spend most of the time at home, the safety of the elderly living at home becomes a major cause of concern.

"Seniorizing" the home adds to some of the points to your checklist you must go through before making a decision for your house. With growing age after a certain point people tend to become fragile and they need that extra caution and safety. 

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To cope with this issue construction groups are planning their buildings with a variety of new safety features. As such safety measures are becoming available in the market, 4 Bhk Flats In Noida and 4 Bhk Apartments In Noida are laced with such feature so there's no need to worry any longer, at least not as much as you would otherwise.

To be assured of your elder's safety and to comfort them, just ensure the presence of these safety features in your house.

1. Railings:- with age elderly tend to lose balance. They may lose their balance to may just slip while climbing stairs or in the bathroom. To avoid this, you have to make sure that the house you are planning to buy has plenty of support for them in the form of railings. Strong railings and grab rails can also be installed along the staircase and the washroom for support. To avoid accidents it should also be ensured that grab bars with good grip are present in the bathroom especially near the bathtub and the toilet. To prevent them from falling off or rolling over the bed when sleeping, bed rails can be installed.

2. Anti-Skid Flooring:- to reduce the danger of slipping them on the floor which might other be very dangerous for them, you should remove raised doorway thresholds, throw rugs and clutters. Use of non skid floor wax is also advised by the experts and you should never go for slippery polishing wax. In case of any spills, wipe up that immediately.

3. Chairs and Benches In The Bathroom:- accidents like slipping are very common in bathrooms. Even you may fall someday but for the elderly this risk is even higher. To prevent them and to make the bathrooms safer you can keep shower chairs and bath benches in there. Grab handler can also be installed. You can have a bathtub transfer bench to help move in and out of the bathtub without slipping. This reduces the risk in the bathroom up to certain extent.

4. More Lights And Switches Around The House:- elderly people develop a decrease in the vision with age so better lighting is required all over the house especially in places like staircases, bathrooms, bedroom and kitchen. Also number of switches should also be increased around the house which becomes convenient for them. Also switches should be installed at a lower level for any elderly occupant of the house using. 4 Bhk Flats In Noida provides this facility keeping in mind the elderly occupants.

5. Convenient Locks and Latches:- The elderly people experience their bones getting weaker and find it tuff to move parts like wrist so experience a difficulty using door knobs as their wrist joints are too rigid for them. It is much easier to use lever handles instead so should be installed. Emergency release options should also be provided at certain door handles around the house.

Many changes are very easy to make and do not cost you much. To protect your elderly from any kind of danger these efforts are worth doing even if they cost you a penny. 4 Bhk Apartments In Noida Extension  mayprovide you with all kinds of facilities you need for the elderly you have at your home. So you should go and check the specifications provided in them.

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