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Home Safety Checklist: Find and Fix Fall Hazards
What it does
Check each hazard that is true in your home. We turn your answers into a printable fix list using the fixes in CDC's Check for Safety checklist. Fixing even one hazard is a real start, and it is fine to ask someone to help.
Read this first
- It lists common hazards and CDC's recommended fix for each. It is not a full home assessment.
- Ask someone to help with anything high, heavy, or electrical. Do not climb or reach where it feels unsafe.
- Nothing you check is sent or saved. Print the list, or keep this page open while you go room to room.
Related: Everyday capability after 50 and Fall-Risk Checklist.
About the evidence on this page
- Review status
- Claims source-checked
- Last updated
- Claims source-checked
- Clinician review
- None recorded. No physician or other licensed clinician has reviewed this page.
The hazards and fixes were read from CDC's Check for Safety document. The checks were prepared with AI assistance and the ratings are proposed, pending confirmation by a person.
Claims we checked
- Moderate evidenceCDC's Check for Safety checklist lists common home hazards on stairs, floors, in the kitchen, bedrooms, and bathrooms, with a recommended fix for each.Supportive guidance exists, with more limits or less consistency than a strong rating.This rating is proposed, pending confirmation by a person.Limits: We checked what CDC's document lists. We did not review studies on how much each fix helps. It is a checklist of common hazards, not a full home assessment.
Sources
- Check for Safety: A Home Fall Prevention Checklist for Older Adults, CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (2017)
Limitations
- It lists common hazards, not a full home assessment.
- We did not review studies on how much each fix helps.
- Talk with a clinician if you have a health condition, symptoms, or restrictions.
Update history
- : First version published.