9 Tips for Keeping Someone Living with Dementia Safely at Home (Videos)
Submitted by Dr. Lakelyn Hogan
Gerontologist and Caregiver Advocate
Home Instead
Research shows that individuals – including those living with dementia – want to stay at home for as long as possible. That goal may become difficult for someone living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. The Alzheimer’s Do It Yourself (ALZ/DIY) video series from Home Instead provides tips to help individuals live at home safely.
Each video focuses on a common challenge that caregivers and care partners face. This series provides DIY home modifications, practical tips, and creative solutions for caregivers to consider. Below is an overview for each video in the series.
1 Avoiding Kitchen Hazards
Learn the risks of kitchen hazards such as burns at the stove and spoiled food in the fridge, and help family caregivers understand what they can do to keep a loved one safe.
2 Safety-Proofing Bathrooms
This video helps explain the importance of installing grab bars and incorporating other safety measures to keep seniors safe.
3 General Home Safety Tips
Understand the importance of conducting a home assessment and incorporating safety tips to ensure a loved one living with dementia is safe.
4 Tips for Bathing
Find out how family caregivers can help their loved one with dementia manage the personal tasks of bathing and showering.
5 Managing Incontinence
This video helps the family caregiver assist a loved one living with dementia with the challenging issue of incontinence.
6 Wandering and Home Safety
Find suggestions for helping an aging adult avoid the dementia symptom of wandering and remain safe at home.
7 Coping with Agitation and Aggression
This video helps explain why individuals with a dementia illness become agitated or aggressive, and how a care partner can help.
8 Navigating Hallucinations and Delusions
Learn why individuals with a dementia illness may experience hallucinations and delusions, and how a care partner can help.
9 Ways to Handle Inappropriate Behaviors
This video helps explain why individuals with a dementia illness may exhibit sexually expressive and inappropriate behaviors, and how care partners can respond.
Hopefully, these tips can help you to be the best care partner you can be while supporting your loved one living with dementia.
About the Author
Dr. Lakelyn Hogan
Gerontologist and Caregiver Advocate
Home Instead
Visit Home Instead on Dementia Map or on their website. Home Instead also offers more care and support resources.
