A room-by-room checklist for making a parent’s home safer, with a column for who will fix each item and by when.
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What’s on it
- What to check, area by area, marked OK or fix
- Who will do each fix, and by when
- A short health check for the next doctor’s visit
- A plan for what happens if your parent falls and no one is there
How to use it
Walk through the home with your parent. Check each item, note what needs fixing, and decide together who will do it.
Start with the bathroom and the nighttime path. A weekend overhaul can feel like an invasion, so go one change at a time.
Where it comes from
This tool comes from Chapter 8, “Making Home Safer,” of When Mom or Dad Can No Longer Manage Alone by Mark Duda. The chapter covers how to make a parent’s home safer.
Related reading on this site
- Fall prevention at home
- Bathroom safety and grab bars
- Home modifications
- The fall that didn’t break anything
All 18 tools from the book are on the printable tools page.
The tools may be printed and copied for personal use within your own family. They are not medical, legal or financial advice.