# Make my home safer to prevent falls

A room-by-room fall-prevention checklist with low-cost fixes and a plan for what to do if you fall.

- Topic: Personal Life & Wellbeing
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/make-my-home-safer-to-prevent-falls

## Prompt

```text
Help me make my home safer so I'm less likely to fall.

**Who lives here:** [e.g. "me, 78, live alone", "my mother, 84, uses a cane"]
**Home layout:** [e.g. "two-story house, bedroom upstairs", "apartment with a step into the shower"]
**Mobility or vision concerns:** [DETAILS]
**Past falls or near-misses:** [WHEN, WHERE, WHAT HAPPENED]
**Budget and help available:** [e.g. "small budget, my son can do simple installs"]

Give me:
1. A room-by-room checklist (entry, stairs, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, outdoor paths) covering lighting, clutter, rugs, cords, grab bars, rails, and reaching high shelves.
2. Fixes sorted into free, under $50, and bigger projects - with which ones to do first based on my past falls.
3. Night-time safety: lighting the path to the bathroom, getting out of bed safely.
4. A "what to do if I fall" plan: how to check myself before getting up, how to get up safely, and how to call for help if I can't (phone in reach, medical alert options to research).
5. Questions to ask my doctor at my next visit (medication side effects that affect balance, vision and hearing checks, whether a physical therapist could help).

If someone has fallen and hit their head, can't get up, or is in severe pain, call emergency services.
```

## What to fill in

- e.g. "me, 78, live alone", "my mother, 84, uses a cane"
- DETAILS
- WHEN, WHERE, WHAT HAPPENED
- e.g. "small budget, my son can do simple installs"

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