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6/11/25, 11:25 AM FDF's new home safety guidelines address real needs of seniors with realistic solutions: Al Rumaithi - Aletihad News Center

FDF's new home safety guidelines address real needs

of seniors with realistic solutions: Al Rumaithi

FDF's new home safety guidelines address real needs of seniors with realistic solutions: Al Rumaithi

10 June 2025 00:17

AMEINAH ALZEYOUDI (ABU DHABI)

The comprehensive home safety guidelines for seniors, introduced recently by the Family Development Foundation

(FDF), were grounded in thorough research and community studies that capture the real needs of the elderly.

The FDF ensured that the solutions listed in the guide - from the accessible doorways to motion sensors and

emergency alert systems - were realistic, feasible, and culturally appropriate, a top official of the foundation
told Aletihad.

The FDF's 'Safe Home Preparation Guide' for senior citizens was put together to create safer and more accessible
home environments for the elderly. The initiative reflects the vision of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the

Mother of the Nation, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for

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