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All great ideas.
Daily checkins by someone I think is important. I used to call my mom everyday just to make sure OK. Sometimes I got concern when did not answer, but it was always because she was out doing things.
I had one elderly neighbor who would but a sign in her window every morning that was something like "I am OK" , and remove later in day. If neighbor did not see sign the next day they knew they needed to check on her.
Not big fan of ever leaving door unlocked. Do you have a trusted neighbor to leave a key with. If do call 911, and emergency vehicles show up, the neighbor would see and offer key. I have keypad locks on my doors, so if able to call 911, I could give them the code.
There are many articles on internet about home safety, the National Institute on Aging has a checklist for home safety that has some good ideas:
https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2023-04/worksheet-home-safety-checklist_1.pdf
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Agree about not unlocking the door when showering.
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I think you are right about daily check ins. Several people have mentioned this to me. I'll look into setting that up.
I'm re-thinking about leaving the door open even though it's the far back door and hard to get to past the trees and foliage but still open is not good! Possibly I could find a secure place outside to hide a key in case I had to call 911 and couldn't get up.
Thank you for the link to the National Institute on Aging. I'll look into that! I didn't know there was a National Institute on Aging!
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