9 Tips for Keeping Someone Living with Dementia Safely at Home (Videos)

December 21, 2021December 9, 2022 Dave

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.