Caring for someone with dementia can be hard.

There are physical, emotional, financial, and life-style changes to face. There are also new issues to think about. Thinking about these safety concerns can prevent injuries and deaths.

Now is the time to make choices and plans for the future. You may have already thought about some steps to improve safety at home. You may have had discussions about what to do about driving or firearms access. This site can support these discussions.

These can be hard topics to tackle, but you’re not alone. Many others have faced issues like this.

The tools on this site can help you make decisions about safety and dementia.

Dementia Stages & Changes

Over time, dementia lowers a person’s ability to think clearly. It can also cause changes in behavior, mood, and personality. People typically go through stages with different symptoms. Each stage also has new safety concerns and may require you to take actions to make the home safer for you and those close to you.

Cognitive impairment can be a series of different diseases, disorders, and other neurological changes. Alzheimers, frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia, Lewy-body dementia, and other forms have a number of different symptoms and behavioral responses. While we aim to provide as much general information as we can on how to improve home safety for anyone with these conditions, each individual will have their own symptoms and different safety concerns for you to consider.