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Free Dementia Safety Checklist

Make the home, and every day, safer.

The Dementia Safety Checklist helps family caregivers look at the home and daily routines with fresh eyes, spot potential risks early, and build a practical safety plan that can change as needs change.

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What the checklist covers

A practical safety review for real daily life.

Dementia can change judgment, vision, mobility, communication, routines, and awareness of hazards. This checklist gives caregivers a structured way to review the areas that may need more attention over time.

1

Safety Foundations

Lighting, clutter, labels, routines, emergency information, communication, and reassessing safety as abilities change.

2

Falls & Home Safety

Walkways, stairs, grab bars, flooring, lighting, footwear, furniture, and strategies for unsafe stair access.

3

Kitchen & Bathroom

Heat, sharp objects, chemicals, medications, water temperature, bathing safety, visibility, and accidental lock-ins.

4

Bedroom & Nighttime

Night lighting, fall risk, bed safety, nighttime movement, sleep routines, monitoring, and late-day agitation.

5

Wandering & Getting Lost

Door alerts, safe-return planning, identification, GPS as one layer of a broader plan, neighbors, and first-responder information.

6

Fire & Emergency Planning

Smoke and carbon-monoxide alarms, escape routes, emergency kits, go-bags, local registries, and keeping exits usable.

7

Medication Safety

Storage, medication assistance, current medication lists, pharmacy coordination, stopped medicines, and adjusting support as abilities change.

8

Driving, Finances & Scams

Driving safety, transportation alternatives, financial monitoring, scam protection, secure information, and early planning.

9

Daily Life & Health Changes

Routines, agitation triggers, hydration, swallowing, pain, sudden changes in behavior or confusion, and environmental causes.

10

Emergency Profile

Diagnosis, medications, allergies, contacts, communication needs, triggers, calming strategies, legal documents, and hospital information.

11

Caregiver Backup

Backup caregivers, respite contacts, care-team numbers, support networks, and identifying the top safety priorities to tackle first.

Start with a Safety Snapshot

Help the next person stepping in know what matters first.

The checklist begins with a quick Safety Snapshot so important information is easier to locate when another caregiver, family member, or helper needs to step in.

1
Identify current support needsRecord the level of assistance or supervision currently needed, along with mobility or fall-risk notes.
2
Document wandering risk and response toolsNote exit-seeking risk, identification, GPS or safe-return programs, and key emergency contacts.
3
Name the biggest risks firstUse the checklist to identify the highest-priority safety concerns in the home instead of trying to fix everything at once.
4
Revisit it as abilities changeTreat the checklist as a living document and review it after meaningful changes in health, function, behavior, or supervision needs.
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This resource is for general safety and organizational purposes and is not medical, legal, or financial advice. Every person with dementia is different. Tailor safety steps to the individual’s needs and abilities, consult the person’s care team about medical, safety, and behavioral decisions, and seek an individualized safety assessment when appropriate.