Having non-slip mats or rugs available in your loved one’s home can be a simple, easy way for your loved one to avoid falling at home. These types of mats are inexpensive, too, making it even easier to place them wherever needed.
The Kitchen
The kitchen is a room in which your loved one might find herself at great risk for slipping and falling. Putting these kinds of mats near the sink and the stove can help your loved one to keep her footing. Padded non-slip mats are even better because they can provide some cushioning when your loved one is standing in front of the sink or stove.
The Bathroom
The next room that is most likely to give your loved one some trouble is the bathroom. It’s here that your loved one is at her most vulnerable and there’s likely to be quite a bit of water on the floor. Having non-slip mats throughout the bathroom helps to ensure that your loved one is less likely to fall.
Entryways
Another area that can use some mats with non-slip backing is any entrance of your loved one’s home. These mats can help to absorb any water that might be a problem at doorways, but their non-slip backing ensures that they won’t migrate across the floor.
Hallways and Stairways
Both stairways and hallways are areas in which your loved one could find her footing to be not so steady. Having non-slip mats in these areas can help your loved one to feel much steadier on her feet, therefore avoiding a slip or a fall.
Anywhere Your Loved One Might Lose Her Footing
Take a look at all of the areas of your loved one’s home and determine if a non-slip rug or mat would make a positive difference. Anywhere that seems as if it could use a non-slip surface is a good area to try one out. You can always remove it if it doesn’t help.
Revamping your loved one’s floor coverings is only one way to keep her safe at home. Another way to do so is to hire home care providers who can be there for everything from companionship to helping your loved one eat well every day.
If You Or An Aging Loved One Are Considering Hiring home care in Redington Beach, FL, Please Contact The Caring Staff At Assisting Hands Home Care Today! 727-748-4211.
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Becky Moultrie is Owner and Administrator of Assisting Hands Home Care Serving Pinellas. Guided by a motto to Do Good with Love, she’s well positioned to do just that at Assisting Hands. She has a passion for helping families keep seniors and those who are diabled happy and healthy at home. She serves on a number of boards in Pinellas County including the Pinellas Park Gateway Chamber and Better Living Seniors (BLS), leading the Membership Committee. Annually, she hosts a Silver Santa Party, collecting donations for nearly 100 low income seniors in the county. She attends Blessed Sacrament Church, Seminole where she is an Ascribed Member of the Rosminian Order. When not busy Doing Good in the community, Becky is at home with her husband David & their 4 children, tending to their beehives and digging in the garden.
