Adaptations for Seniors

      At Home With Alzheimer's Disease

The safety and security of someone living at home with Alzheimer’s disease can be significantly improved by making minor, low-cost changes in a house or apartment. These practical adaptations will be of help to both the Alzheimer patient and their caregivers.

Safety and Security
To protect the safety of people with Alzheimer's Disease in and around the home, and to ensure that they do not wander away and get lost or come to harm, the following precautions are suggested:

Locks for Safety and Security

Safe Furniture/Furnishings

Safety Precautions in the Bathroom

Safety in the Kitchen

Safety and Security Near and on Stairs

Pacing, Wandering and Confusion

Some examples of changes that may be made to an Alzheimer household to accomodate to pacing, wandering and confusion that are typical of AD.

Caregivers' Needs
Learn how caregivers adapt their homes to suit both their patients’ behaviour and their own needs.

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