Home and Safety Tips
Try to avoid slips, trips and falls
Keep your bathroom including your toilet, bath or shower free from clutter. Use anti-slip sticker strips for your bath or shower.
Ensure your house has good lighting, so you can see clearly. Wear sturdy footwear that has good fastenings, a stable sole and fit your feet well.
Use our AskSARA self-assessment app to help you find the items you may need and where you can buy them.
Try to establish a routine for bathing and dressing
A routine can help you get into the swing of doing specific activities such as showering and brushing your hair at certain times.
If you need the help of a carer, talk them through how you would like your hair to be styled or the type of clothes you like to wear, this will help you feel more independent.
Setting an alarm on your mobile phone can help to remind to you do things as well as taking medication.
Make dressing, bathing and toileting as easy as possible
Consider using some equipment like handrails, grab rails, dressing sticks, sock aids and long-handled items like a long-handled comb or a long-handled shoe horn.
A raised toilet seat can help with getting on or off the toilet.
Wearing clothes which are easy to fasten and remove can help with dressing, and button hooks or zip pulls can help with fastening items.
Take a look at our self-assessment app to help you find the items you may need and where you can buy them.
Make sure your carer has the support they need
If the person who helps look after you is a relative, friend or neighbour, our Community Directory has lots of top tips and information about support that they can also access.
Keep your bathroom including your toilet, bath or shower free from clutter. Use anti-slip sticker strips for your bath or shower.
Ensure your house has good lighting, so you can see clearly. Wear sturdy footwear that has good fastenings, a stable sole and fit your feet well.
Use our AskSARA self-assessment app to help you find the items you may need and where you can buy them.
Try to establish a routine for bathing and dressing
A routine can help you get into the swing of doing specific activities such as showering and brushing your hair at certain times.
If you need the help of a carer, talk them through how you would like your hair to be styled or the type of clothes you like to wear, this will help you feel more independent.
Setting an alarm on your mobile phone can help to remind to you do things as well as taking medication.
Make dressing, bathing and toileting as easy as possible
Consider using some equipment like handrails, grab rails, dressing sticks, sock aids and long-handled items like a long-handled comb or a long-handled shoe horn.
A raised toilet seat can help with getting on or off the toilet.
Wearing clothes which are easy to fasten and remove can help with dressing, and button hooks or zip pulls can help with fastening items.
Take a look at our self-assessment app to help you find the items you may need and where you can buy them.
Make sure your carer has the support they need
If the person who helps look after you is a relative, friend or neighbour, our Community Directory has lots of top tips and information about support that they can also access.