How do I modify stairs for an elderly person?
Companies such as Waux, Trusty-Step, Slip Doctors, and SlipTec Solutions have products you can use on all floors coverings. You can apply it on ceramic tile, terrazzo, porcelain, quarry tile, fibreglass, brick, wood, concrete, marble, granite, vinyl, and travertine tiles.
Carpet stair treads have different forms and styles, simple and patterned. There are many to choose so take a look at your local carpet store or online.
Clear Anti Slip Roll by EdenProducts is proper for indoor wooden steps, bathroom flooring, and any place with no carpet. Also, it’s perfect for the master bedroom by the bedside floor.
For outdoor steps- Outdoor Anti Slip Treads made by Handi-Treads are for wooden outdoor steps, decks, and wooden surfaces. The aluminum product will not rust or damage.
Rubber floors trends are also suitable for outdoors and indoors.
Solid rubber treads (vs. the cut-out ones) are ideal for your older loved ones if they use a cane or a walker.
Safety Handrails for the Elderly
Having handrails for steps is reasonable. So for the safety of your senior loved one, it’s better to place them. Placing bars on both sides is the most sensible thing if you can do.
Stair Assistance for the Elderly
There are many products to help seniors safely use stairs whether the steps are indoors or outdoors; these three products can make a step safer:
• Stairlifts
• Half steps/blocks
• Stair walkers and bars