Ideas to prevent people from falling and injuring themselves.

[pipi_k]

1. I would mostly agree with all except

about socks vs slippers/shoes/bare feet.

I hate wearing anything on my feet except for socks but with two dogs and very sensitive feet, I do have to wear something, so I wear adjustable/orthopedic slippers with socks around the house. I've actually almost fallen more often with shoes or slippers than with plain socks. My shoes/slippers tend to catch the soles on kitchen mats and stuff and I've almost fallen.


We have handrails on various things (like near the shower, the toilet, going up to the spare bedroom, etc.) left from when my late MIL was living with us and we just never removed them because they're so helpful.

I go down the stairs backwards, one slow step at a time while holding onto the railing. Bad knees, and for me it's easier on them.

When walking around my home, I tend to put a hand on whatever is nearby, like a chair or a counter, or even the wall just for support.

And I look down occasionally to make sure I'm not going to trip over a dog or a dog toy.

That's in the house.

Outside it's a whole different world. Rocks and holes and mud...


Really scary