Why Might Your Home Need Change As You Age?

A safe home does not necessarily need to be expensive or complicated, instead of focusing on expensive alterations, start thinking small. Do items easily slip and spill on surfaces? Has your grip strength or dexterity changed? Are you susceptible to injury? These are the smaller details you should pay closer attention to.

Maintaining independence as we age becomes increasingly challenging, falls account for around 80% of hospital admissions for accidental injury among people aged 65 and over. Factors that can increase the likelihood of falling include reduced muscle strength, impaired vision or balance, certain medicines, changes in blood pressure, reduced mobility and conditions such as dementia. Environmental hazards can further increase these risks. This makes it important to learn how to make your home safer.

 

How Can You Make Your Home Safer?

Some ways to improve your home environment cost absolutely nothing. These include; keeping walkways uncluttered, secure cables, improve lighting and keep frequently used routes clear. Keep the route to the bathroom clear, provide accessible lighting and consider additional grip where someone gets in and out of bed. Address slippery bath and shower surfaces, keep toiletries within easy reach and ensure good lighting. Store frequently used items within easy reach, clean spills promptly and stabilise chopping boards, plates and other objects during use and make sure commonly used items can be reached without excessive stretching.

Other things can be aided with certain daily living aids. Our brand, Tenura, can provide you with a range of practical solutions to try and assist you in your daily life.

 

How Can Tenura Help Create A Safer Home?

• Smooth flooring can make transfers more difficult, particularly where balance or mobility is reduced. A Tenura Anti-Slip Floor Mat provides a high-grip surface that can be positioned beside beds and chairs to provide additional stability underfoot.

 

• Wet bathroom surfaces can become slippery and difficult to navigate, particularly where balance is reduced. Tenura Aqua Safe Anti-Slip Bathroom Stickers can be applied to baths and showers to provide additional grip underfoot in both wet and dry conditions, helping create a more secure surface for everyday washing and bathing.

 

• Plates, bowls and chopping boards can move unexpectedly on smooth worktops and tables, making eating and food preparation more difficult. A Tenura Anti-Slip Table Mat helps stabilise these items, providing a high-grip surface that can support greater control during meals and kitchen tasks.

 

• Opening tightly sealed jars can be challenging when grip strength, dexterity or hand mobility is reduced. A Tenura Jar Opener provides additional grip around the lid, helping reduce the effort required and making everyday kitchen tasks easier to manage independently.

 

• Smooth or tightly fitted bottle caps can be difficult to turn, particularly for people with reduced hand strength or dexterity. A Tenura Bottle Opener creates a higher-grip surface around the cap, helping the user achieve a more secure hold and apply the required turning force more comfortably.

 

• Thin or smooth handles can be harder to control when hand strength or dexterity is limited. Tenura Grip Strips and Cutlery Grips can increase the gripping surface around cutlery, utensils and other handles, making them easier and more comfortable to hold during everyday activities.

 

• Cups, mugs and glasses can slide across smooth tables or trays, increasing the chance of spills. A Tenura Anti-Slip Coaster or Cup Holder provides a high-grip base that helps keep drinks more stable and securely positioned during use.

 

• Spills can create additional cleaning difficulties and may leave slippery surfaces if liquid reaches the floor. Tenura CupCaps fit over suitable cups, mugs and glasses to help minimise the amount of liquid spilt if a drink is knocked or moved unexpectedly.

 

• Everyday objects can slide or shift on trays, shelves, drawers and work surfaces, particularly during movement or handling. Tenura Grip Roll or Non-Slip Fabric creates a grip-enhancing surface beneath items, helping reduce unwanted movement and making household objects easier to manage.

 

• Everyday kitchen activities can become more challenging when opening containers or keeping drinks stable requires additional grip. The Tenura Kitchen Pack combines a coaster, bottle opener and jar opener, providing several practical grip-enhancing aids in one convenient pack for people who want to continue managing everyday kitchen tasks independently.

 

No individual product can eliminate the risk of falls or accidents. However, practical changes to the home environment can help address everyday hazards and make certain tasks easier and more manageable. Tenura products are designed to provide additional grip, stability and support for daily activities, helping people maintain confidence and independence at home.