Consider smoke detectors, batteries and fire extinguishers as gifts for the elder on your list. However, since safety is one of those gifts that keeps on giving, you might want to add maintenance and instruction about how to use these tools to the list.

It may be that though your recipient lives on their own, they have no way to get up high to change the batteries, or, they might not know how to operate a fire extinguisher.

And, as always in any home make sure everyone knows at least 2 ways to exit in case of a fire.

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Fire safety for older adults