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How to Make Your Home Alzheimer’s Friendly

An Alzheimer's Friendly HomeLet’s face it, as we age our homes become less friendly in meeting our changing needs. For instance, reaching the top shelf now comes at a risk of pulling a muscle, or reading in bed now requires a flashlight 🙂

Professionals have been kicking around the term aging in place for a couple of decades now, but never with an emphasis on helping our loved ones who have Alzheimer’s or other dementia.

It’s not about aging in place – it’s about living in an environment that meets your needs whether you’re perfectly healthy, have a mobility issue, or struggle with the complications of dementia.


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There are a lot of modifications that can be done to prepare a home for an older adult, and when possible professionals should be involved. But it’s not easy finding someone trained in making a home Alzheimer’s friendly.

To help you understand the four areas of need where you should pay attention, I wrote, How to Prepare Your Home for Someone With Alzheimer’s, which was published by Next Avenue.

In this article, I discuss how safety, functionality, a stimulating environment, and the reduction of behavioral triggers all must be addressed to prepare a home for a person with Alzheimer’s.


Streamlined Resource: Creating an Alzheimer’s Friendly Home


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Have you had any experience in improving the functionality and safety of a home? I’d like to hear from you in the comments below.

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My name is Mike Good and I created Together in This to help educate all caregivers by providing you with streamlined resources and easy to use tools. I cover general caregiver topics and emphasize solutions for Alzheimer's disease. I  have several friends that are affected by the disease, some of whom don’t remember me from day to day. I have met dozens of caregivers that … More…

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