This article from Tender Loving Eldercare reviews and discusses a book by Lori Hoeck entitled Think Like a Black Belt:  Take Charge of your Personal Safety.  Have you discussed personal safety with your elderly loved one ?

Criminals often work from convenience, looking for easy targets. Do your aging parents appear vulnerable (preoccupied, timid, frail, confused) when they are out in public?

Use body language like armor . . . portraying a sense of confidence . . . even if you are in a wheel chair or walking bent over with a cane. Our aging parents can exude strong body language through their eyes, voices, setting personal space boundaries, and appearing calm.

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