Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease
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Check the locks.

Remove the locks on bathroom doors to prevent your husband from accidentally locking himself in.

Secure potentially dangerous items, both inside and outside the house.

• Use childproof latches on kitchen cabinets and any place where cleaning supplies or other chemicals are kept.
• Label medications and keep them locked up.
• Secure knives, lighters, matches, guns, etc.
• If your husband is prone to wandering, install secure locks on all outside windows and doors.

Links to other sites with information on this topic:

Safety Issues -- Home Safety, from The National Institute on Aging, has some home safety tips to help you provide care at home for someone with Alzheimer's Disease.