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    How to Set Your Bedroom Up for Aging in Place

    Prevent trips and falls with these six smart tips

    Unlike the bathroom, your bedroom may feel like the safest space in your home. But you could still get tripped up there.

    For instance, poorly placed throw rugs, a high bed that’s hard to get into and out of, and dim lighting can make you more likely to fall.

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    Here are ways to increase the safety and comfort of your bedroom from Allysin E. Bridges-German, a clinical assistant professor of occupational therapy and occupational science at Towson University in Maryland, and from CR’s Chris Regan, who leads our pillow testing.

    To reveal each tip, click the dots (or tap on a mobile device) on the illustration below.

    Click on dots to learn more.

    Illustration: Chris Philpot

    Editor’s Note: A version of this article also appeared in the April 2024 issue of Consumer Reports On Health.


    Catherine Roberts

    Catherine Roberts is a health and science journalist at Consumer Reports. She has been at CR since 2016, covering infectious diseases, bugs and bug sprays, consumer medical devices like hearing aids and blood pressure monitors, health privacy, and more. As a civilian, her passions include bike rides, horror films and fiction, and research rabbit holes. Follow her on X: @catharob.