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Accident prevention is a major concern for older people.
Falling - prevention: hand rails, one level homes, keep house tidy, use walking devices
Vision - turning head when changing lanes, not to drive at night or in hazardous conditions
Not to use stoves or fireplaces and turn down water heat so that they don't burn from hot water
Take only prescribed medication.
People with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia: keep poisons and medications out of reach(preferably locked up), take knobs off kitchen stoves to prevent burns and fires, and put special locks on doors for persons who tend to wander. Fundamentals pg 410

More info in Chapter 30 pg 678