Health Tip: Making Your Bathroom Fall-Proof

(HealthDayNews) -- Slippery tubs and water-splashed bathroom floors are common reasons for senior spills.

The Canadian city of Ottawa suggests you take these steps to skid-proof your bathroom:

• Make sure the bathtub plug is easy to reach and to use.
• Use a rubber mat every time you take a bath or shower.
• Make sure anti-slip decals on the bottom of the bathtub are no more than two inches apart.
• Install at least two grab bars in the tub area.
• Check that portable grab bars don''t move when used for climbing out of the tub.
• Use a rug with a rubber backing outside the tub.

-- Felicity Stone