Alzheimer’s safety. The biggest concern for families has DIY fixes.

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Safety is usually the top concern for Alzheimer’s families.

And for very good reason. No matter the state of our health, we all want our loved ones to be safe.

We’ll be sharing ways you can make your Alzheimer’s loved one’s home safer with a few easy DIY and design updates. And we are looking at you to share ideas that have worked in your family.

This AlzDesign chat on safety will include the following topics:

  1. Wandering. How can design and DIY help reduce wandering?
  2. Bathing. What are some easy DIY updates that can increase safety in the bathroom?
  3. Cooking. What are DIY and design solutions to make cooking safer?
  4. Medication. How can we help our Alzheimer’s loved one track taking medications?
  5. Falls. What are DIY and design updates that can reduce falls in and around your home?

Join our #AlzDesign Twitter chat on Tuesday, February 9th at 1pmET when we’ll be showing and sharing easy ways you can use DIY fixes and design to increase the safety at home for your Alzheimer’s loved one and for everyone else in the family, too.

Share your questions below, send us a note, or join the live chat on Tuesdays at 1pmET.

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Theresa
A handy designer and writer, she shares DIY projects, tool how-to, and home makeovers as a book author, home show speaker, DIY workshop coach, and radio host. Plus, she has a degree in journalism with a minor in architecture, and is a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPs) and certified color consultant. She's created fast-paced makeovers for TV shows, and shares home trends and DIY tips as a freelance writer and guest on news shows and satellite media tours for TV and radio.

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