This Senior Safety Book is a safety and resource guide for baby boomers, seniors, and their caregivers. The guide includes safety tips for preventing accidents in your home, preventing accidents outside your home, preventing issues while traveling, and preventing hospital errors and medical mistakes. In addition to these important health concerns, this safety book also provides important tips to protect yourself from financial scams, fraud, and identity theft. Additional tools and resources are included to help seniors and their caregivers to keep important records and to connect to important services. A comprehensive resource directory, safety checklists, and medical record sheets are in the back of the guidebook. Additional advice and tips are also provided to help caregivers to find the help they need.This senior safety book aims to help you and your loved ones to avoid some of the safety risks and problems that come with aging and eldercare, so that you can truly enjoy and appreciate every single day with the ones you love.

Minneapolis police officers and authors of A Woman's Guide to Personal Safety , Harteau and Keegel offer a simple message for seniors: You are your own best defense against crime.

This book covers a range of topics, including general home safety tips that can be applied universally to ensure seniors feel safe and protected in their own homes. Lance emphasizes the importance of slip and fall prevention, shedding light on the potential severe consequences of accidents, addressing critical areas such as fire and electrical safety, plumbing and gas dangers, and providing practical measures to mitigate such risks.--

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 348: Improving the Safety of Older Road Users examines programs and policies in place across the country to improve the safety and mobility of older road users. The report documents a range of strategies and related programs under way in roadway engineering, driver licensing, public information and education, and enforcement and adjudication.