Self-check · two minutes
Is the home set up to prevent a fall?
Check anything that sounds like your home — or the home of the person you care for — and get an honest read on where the risk is. Two minutes, on this page, seen by nobody.
Falls are the leading cause of injury in older adults, most happen at home, and most of what causes them is visible in advance — if someone looks. This is the looking.
This self-check is general information to help you spot common hazards. It is not a clinical evaluation, a professional home-safety assessment, or medical advice — and a clean result does not mean a home is safe for a particular person. Where it differs from what a clinician has told you, follow the clinician.
Not sure where to start?
Call us and tell us what happened — a surgery, a new diagnosis, a discharge date, a supply you keep running out of. We will tell you what is usually needed, check your benefits, and ask your prescriber for the order if you do not have one yet.