fall precautions with alzheimer's

[vadee]

for someone with Alzheimer's disease who needs to use the restroom at night, would you put florescent lights in the hallway for one to see? or would you use colorful neon tape to tape the edges of the stairways? please help... whatever help you can help me with would be wonderful. thanks in advance.

[txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN]

stairways?????:eek::eek: i would get rid of the stairs and add lighting . make sure there are no rugs or objects in the way.....

stairs????:eek::eek:

for someone with alzheimer's disease who needs to use the restroom at night, would you put florescent lights in the hallway for one to see? or would you use colorful neon tape to tape the edges of the stairways? please help... whatever help you can help me with would be wonderful. thanks in advance.

[cowboysgirl2007]

for someone with Alzheimer's disease who needs to use the restroom at night, would you put florescent lights in the hallway for one to see? or would you use colorful neon tape to tape the edges of the stairways? please help... whatever help you can help me with would be wonderful. thanks in advance.

I agree, stairs are a bad idea! :down::down: Is this in a home you are talking about? Maybe it's time to readjust the living arrangement so the stairs are taken out of the equation. If the house isn't suitable, maybe it's time to move to another location. As the Alzheimer disease progresses it's only going to get worse. Good luck, I hope everything works out!