Caregivers Community Fire Safety, the Elderly and Caregivers
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Fire safety is extremely important. And providing that safety is
more difficult than it may seem.  The primary problem with
elderly patients is mild dementia, lack of situational
awareness, lack of judgement, the desire to "control", and
paranoia, All of the fancy pamphlets with photos of seniors in
fire helmets won't change this. To impose reasonable rules of
fire safety often involves a battle. A psychological battle.
This involves everything from the cost of an e