Safety Features to Look in Assisted Living in St. Louis

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Safety Features to Look in Assisted Living in St.
Louis, MO
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Safety Features in Assisted Living

• Safety is one of the most important features
  to check when looking for assisted living in St.
  Louis, Missouri. Safety is one of the reasons you
  might want to move your seniors to assisted
  living. At home, your loved ones might find it
  hard to take care of themselves and need
  assistances while doing a task around the house.
  If they are unable to perform to take care of
  themselves in your absence, it might be time to
  look for an assisted living facility.

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Things To Look For While Inspecting The Safety
Standards In An Assisted Living Facility

• Generally, assisted living facilities are
  secure and have safety arrangements for their
  residents. However, you should still be diligent
  about what safety features an assisted living
  facility has. Safety should be on the top of your
  mind while evaluating any assisted living
  facility in St. Louis, MO.
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Look For Safety Equipment

• CCTV cameras, fire extinguisher, and alarms
  are the common things you come across while
  visiting a facility. Make sure they are not
  expired and installed at the right places. Smoke
  detectors and fire sprinklers should be in
  community areas like dining rooms and activity
  rooms and hallways.

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Check If They Have Security Guards

• Like safety equipment, security guards are
  common. Make sure they are well trained and
  belong to reputable security companies. Do they
  have weapons? Many large assisted living
  facilities in St. Louis, MO have hired armed
  security guards. Check if they are polite and
  courteous.

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Do They Have Safety Exits?

• Do they have a safety exits in case of a fire?
  Ask the manager if they have fire drills and an
  emergency plan that is publicly displayed.

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Safety of the Rooms

• Visit the rooms and check if the doors and
  windows lock. Does the door look damaged or
  jammed? Check if the carpeting allows easy
  movement for walkers and canes. The bathroom
  should not be slippery and equipped with safety
  measures like a chair or shower seats, handrails,
  safety bars and safety-signaling device.

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Safety of the Rooms

• Visit the rooms and check if the doors and
  windows lock. Does the door look damaged or
  jammed? Check if the carpeting allows easy
  movement for walkers and canes. The bathroom
  should not be slippery and equipped with safety
  measures like a chair or shower seats, handrails,
  safety bars and safety-signaling device.

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Fall Prevention

• While visiting an assisted living community,
  see if the bottom step has recessed lighting or a
  strip of colored tape. It is important to
  differentiate the steps from each other to
  prevent any falling or accidents. Make sure area
  rugs are not moved over the top step of a
  stairway. The lights should be brighter to help
  people with vision loss, trifocals, and
  cataracts. These things will show that a facility
  takes the safety of their residents seriously.

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