Make sure rooms are well lighted.

Use night-lights, especially in bathrooms and bedrooms.

Secure rugs with padding, tacks or double-sided tape -- or remove them.

Know the side effects of medications. Some cause dizziness or light-headedness or may otherwise affect balance.

Exercise to improve balance, flexibility and coordination.

Avoid shoes with slippery soles.

Add grab bars to tubs and shower stalls.

Consider other bathroom accessories (i.e. a bath lift to get you into the water, a transfer-bench that allows you to sit down and slide into the water, a fold-down shower seat, a hand-held shower with a long hose) that simplify moving around.

Invest in a walk-in or roll-in shower that has a low threshold, making it easy to enter.

Add light switches so you can turn on lights at top and bottom of stairs and without having to walk across a room.

Make sure steps and walkways are in good repair.

Check handrails to be certain they are strong enough.