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Wearing the appropriate slippers to reduce trips and falls

(27 Posts)
TriciaF Tue 16-Aug-16 14:22:45

Good idea - I recently binned an old pair of slippers that had become too big, and bought a new pair.
I was finding that the old ones started to slip off and I caught the toe on the floor.
I don't think we always lift our feet properly when we walk when we get older.

Safethansorry1 Tue 16-Aug-16 13:36:53

I recently bought my mother who suffers from alzheimers and is really unsteady on her feet a pair of Velcro slippers, The Velcro fastening on the slippers have helped with her walking and she does not now walk out of them as she did with shop bought slippers.