Elderly Mom Keeps Slipping On The Wood Floors

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Elderly mom keeps slipping on the wood floors.

Keep the floor clutter free. We have dogs hard floors are easier to keep clean than carpeting. If you have 24 7 care at her home you could try alarming her bed and chair so someone knows immediately if she does. Three of our dogs are past their first decade and our oldest at 13 5 years is having an increasingly hard time getting traction on those hard floors.

Think about the senior s mobility how slick the floor surface is the maintenance the floor requires and how well the flooring will absorb the shock of a fall. Wet floors can make virtually any type of flooring slippery and cause slips and falls. Due to your mother s dementia you cannot reason with her not to get up without help. You see if your dog s nails are too long your dog will place weight on the nails when walking instead of his toe pads.

This is so important. Therefore the best way to reduce the risk of slipping on your wood floors is to keep them clean and dry. With dementia they need constant monitoring. Non slip shower floors.

When planning new flooring for seniors there are several considerations. Environmental factors such as poor lighting clutter areas of disrepair loose carpets slick floors and lack of safety equipment can jeopardize a senior s safety in their home. If you have children who run through the house and don t pay attention to potentially. These days they come in a variety of shapes and sizes and frankly they ve grown up to accommodate any bathtub or shower.

Your anti slip solution could be as simple as giving your dog s nails a trim. This is such an important and often overlooked step. Vinyl offers the same hard wearing and low maintenance benefits of linoleum. Here are the best flooring choices for the elderly with a few to avoid.

Most of us remember the shower and bathtub stickies our parents used to keep us kids from slipping in the bathtub. Also get a very low bed and put mats on the floor. When it comes to slippery floors like wood or tiles long nails reduce your dog s ability to grip the floor. However our dog family is getting older.

Keep the floor dry. So make sure spills and splashes are wiped up right way.