{"id":636,"date":"2016-08-19T19:30:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T19:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/?p=636"},"modified":"2026-08-03T14:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:56:07","slug":"essential-safety-tips-seniors-living-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/2016\/08\/19\/essential-safety-tips-seniors-living-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Safety Tips for Seniors Living Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to figures compiled by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aarp.org\/livable-communities\/info-2014\/livable-communities-facts-and-figures.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Association of Retired Persons<\/a> (AARP) approximately 87 percent of individuals in the U.S. aged 65+ expect to be able to \u201cage in place.\u201d As the population ages, that means the numbers of\u00a0seniors\u00a0living alone \u2014 independently, or <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/FirstLightImageAug18-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"seniors living alone, safety tips\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2953\" \/>semi-independently, as long as possible will continue to grow.<\/p>\n<p>But with aging in place, there are risks that need to be weighed. Is the home safe? Does it provide the necessary environment? Can the senior navigate the home without impediments?\u00a0 What simple improvements can help? These are questions the professional caregivers at FirstLight Home Care can answer if you have seniors living alone.<\/p>\n<p>Safety in the home is one of the most important factors in whether a senior can remain at home or not, so that is why FirstLight Home Care offers many resources for seniors and their loved ones, and much information\u2014including our White Paper titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/images\/stories\/documents\/home%20safety%20guide%20-%20first%20light.pdf\"><em>The Consumer\u2019s Guide to Home Safety for Seniors<\/em><\/a> \u2013 can be accessed through our website. Here are the TOP 11 improvements to help seniors remain safe at home, according to the report:<\/p>\n<p>1-Levered doorknobs<br \/>\n2-Grab bars in bathrooms<br \/>\n3-Levered faucets in kitchen sink<br \/>\n4-Handrails on both sides of stairwells and on front and rear steps<br \/>\n5-Grab bars in showers<br \/>\n6-Removal of any door threshold<br \/>\n7-Movable shower heads for those who must sit<br \/>\n8-Portable shower seats<br \/>\n9-A bathroom with a bath\/shower and a bedroom on the first floor<br \/>\n10-Widened doors to accommodate wheelchairs<br \/>\n11-Ramps for those using walkers and wheelchairs<\/p>\n<p>Some of these improvements are simple and the cost is very low. It\u2019s also possible that some of the costs for improvements can be reimbursed through Medicare or the senior\u2019s insurance.<\/p>\n<p>Before you decide if your senior can remain at home, or if you have questions about other topics related to caregiving,\u00a0give us a call at 704-879-2394. \u00a0We have personal experience making changes for our family and also have had these conversations with many clients that find they need to make their home more accessible in order to stay safe. \u00a0We also have a list of local contractors that can make changes that can fit into any budget.<\/p>\n<p>Caring is our Calling!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to figures compiled by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) approximately 87 percent of individuals in the U.S. aged 65+ expect to be able to \u201cage in place.\u201d As the population ages, that means the numbers of\u00a0seniors\u00a0living alone \u2014 independently, or semi-independently, as long as possible will continue&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[50,15,20],"class_list":["post-636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-senior-safety","tag-care-for-seniors","tag-companion-care-services","tag-home-care"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2342,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636\/revisions\/2342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}