v. To make something safe for the elderly to use.
2008
Safe Home Scheme: The scheme gives the elderly poor and the disabled subsidies of up to $1,000 per household to 'elder-proof' their homes, by adding features like grab bars and slip-proof tiles to ensure the elderly don't hurt themselves at home.
2007
Some advice from Marion Somers, director of the professional geriatric-care management program at Hunter College's Brookdale Center on Aging, on how to quickly and easily "elderproof" the home:
- To prevent a serious cut or bruise: Place stickers at eye level on glass and screen doors to avoid collisions.
- To prevent a lockout: Place rubber key guides on the front-door key to help identify which key to use. You can also use doorknobs without locks on indoor rooms to prevent an accidental lock-in.
- To prevent a serious cut or bruise: Place stickers at eye level on glass and screen doors to avoid collisions.
- To prevent a lockout: Place rubber key guides on the front-door key to help identify which key to use. You can also use doorknobs without locks on indoor rooms to prevent an accidental lock-in.
1990 (earliest)
Up next, Dr. Bob Arnot with some help to elder-proof your home.
This verb is based on child-proof, a term that first entered the language (as an adjective) in 1956.