Every older adult has the right to live in a safe, clean environment.
If these minimum requirements are not met, intervention may be needed. If the older person does not have a plan to get in or out of the house in case of fire, develop one. Flashing smoke detectors are useful for hearing-impaired older adults. Sometimes older people make the mistake of equating the number of locks with the strength of their security from crime. Then they find themselves trapped behind door locks that are hard to open during an emergency.