Most home fall hazards are ordinary things: a rug that slides, a hallway you navigate in the dark, shoes with no grip left on them.
They’re easy to miss precisely because you walk past them every day.
This 10-point checklist is a structured walkthrough of the ten areas a physical therapist checks first — five in the home environment, five in physical and health factors that people rarely think to include.
Each item tells you what good looks like and why it matters, and the scoring guide at the end turns your answers into a clear picture of where to start.
What’s inside:
- Print-friendly PDF — check it off on paper, room by room
- 10 checkpoints across two sections: home environment, and physical and health risk factors
- Plain-language notes on each item, written by a licensed physical therapist with 15+ years in home health
- Flags on the four items most often overlooked or highest-risk
- A simple scoring guide to interpret your results and decide what to do next
Who it’s for:
- Older adults who want to stay safe in their home
- Anyone who’s had a near-fall, feels less sure of their balance, or simply wants to stay ahead of it
- Adult children looking for an easy way to start making their parents’ environments safer
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