1. Making
the
home
environment
safe
Emma’s story

2. Introducing
Emma
Emma
is
an
80
year-­‐old
lady
with
moderate
demen<a.
She
lives
in
a
‘granny
flat’
adjacent
to
her
son
and
daughter-­‐in-­‐law.
Although
this
increase
the
support
available
to
her,
she
is
oGen
alone
in
the
flat.

3. Introducing
Emma
Emma’s
son
has
made
sure
that
her
bed
is
adjacent
to
the
flat’s
adjoining
wall,
so
that
she
can
knock
on
the
wall
if
she
needs
help.
Social
Services
also
provided
her
with
a
pendant
alarm
a
few
years
ago;
but
she
oGen
forgets
to
wear
this.

4. Emma’s
problems
Her
family
are
worried
that
her
demen1a
may
be
ge4ng
worse:
Emma
is
becoming
more
unsteady
on
her
feet;
and
she
has
fallen
on
a
couple
of
occasions.
She
fell
once
in
the
bath
–
although
she
has
been
asked
not
to
do
this
unless
her
daughter-­‐in-­‐law
is
there
–
and
was
not
able
to
reach
her
pendant
alarm.

5. Emma’s
problems
Her
family
are
worried
that
her
demen1a
may
be
ge4ng
worse:
She
seems
to
be
dozing
more
during
the
day;
and
they
wonder
if
she
is
more
ac<ve
at
night-­‐<me.
They
also
suspect
that
she
is
not
ea<ng
properly
-­‐
although
Emma
insists
she
is
fine.
Recently,
a
neighbour
found
Emma
wandering
down
the
street,
saying
she
was
‘going
shopping’.