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Home Safety for Over 65s

Advice for Over 65s on keeping your home safe.

Keeping Your Home Safe

As we get older we are more likely to have an accident in our home. Approximately 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 fall each year, the majority of which are preventable. The information below provides safety advice to help prevent accidents in the home. If you are over 65, you can request a free home safety assessment from our Home Safety Officer. The assessment will help identify causes of accidents in your home and what measures to take to prevent them from happening. If you would like further advice or to book a home safety assessment you can contact the Home Safety Officer on 028 9034 0160 or by clicking the link below.

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Stay Steady

As we get older, our balance and muscle strength can slowly decline without us even noticing it. Falls are very common, particularly amongst older people and can cause great distress for the person and their family. A simple fall can lead to reduced activity and even social isolation.

Carrying out simple strength and balance exercises as part of a daily routine can help you to stay steady, reduce your chance of falling and prevent serious injuries if you do fall.

This video shows you some simple exercises which you can do at home.

Check out our presentation below for advice on how to prevent falls:

Watch our video below to find our ways you can reduce the risk of falling in your home.

For more information T. 028 9034 0160 or E. envhealth@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk
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The Council's More Leisure programme has many classes which promote Active Ageing including Steady and Strong and the Live Long Programme.

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