How a Threshold Ramp Can Help.
Keeping your aging parents safe at home is a top priority. Preventing falls is a big part of that since falls lead to an estimated nine million fall-related injuries that require medical attention every year. And, falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths among adults aged 65 and older.
In this interview sponsored by Harmar, Kim Barnes of Parenting Aging Parents and Brent from 101 Mobility in Houston discuss a simple yet effective way to reduce tripping hazards—rubber threshold ramps from Harmar.
If you’re worried about the small but dangerous thresholds around doorways, walkways, and curbs, these ramps provide a sturdy, easy-to-install solution. Whether your parent uses a walker, manual wheelchair, or power chair, these ramps make navigating the home safer and more accessible.
In this video, you’ll learn:
- How rubber threshold ramps from Harmar can prevent tripping and falls
- The benefits of using ramps for doorways, curbs, and thresholds
- How easy it is to install these ramps and customize them to your needs
- Why these ramps are perfect for walkers, wheelchairs, and power chairs
00:00 Concerns About Aging Parents and Tripping Hazards
00:26 Introducing Rubber Threshold Ramps by Harmar
00:52 Features and Benefits of Rubber Threshold Ramps
01:14 Adjustability and Versatility of the Ramps
01:33 Practical Applications and Installation Tips
Read the full transcript
Transcript of Interview: “Prevent Falls and Tripping Hazards”
Kim Barnes: One of the things that we all worry so much about with our aging parents is them falling and we’re looking for tripping hazards. One of the most common is gonna be, the threshold where there’s just a little bit of a height change and so it’s easy to be able to stub your toe or grab to be able to just trip.
The tripping Hazards though are often very easy to fix. Brent here from one-on-one mobility in Houston. Tell me about what you just put down.
Brent: So these are, rubber threshold ramps offered by Harmar. And really, like you said, there’s thresholds in so many locations around the home, changing from entering outside of the home to inside.
We have one at a doorway here. and they’re just know, they’re difficult to see because they’re really small changes in level and you can just catch your toe on them.
Kim Barnes: And this is very heavy. It’s still pretty, it’s heavy duty, so it’s. Yep. Gonna stay in place and it’s not going to, slide around and, it’s gonna be very sturdy for somebody.
Brent: Yep. They’re not going anywhere and they have, the dimples on them for friction to make sure that they stay safe, even if they get wet when they’re outside. and for this one, we have a good example here. It’s pretty much perfect for our one inch threshold ramp. Right. But these are very cool because they basically work like a jigsaw so you can place them on top of each other.
Now we have another one. Gotcha. So what you’re able to do is actually build these up to a maximum of four inches. And that should overcome the vast majority of minor thresholds around the home.
Kim Barnes: Right. So right where this one now, it’s a little too high or more than we need for right here, gives you an example of how you could continue to raise it up if you had a curb.
For instance, like in our home, there’s the sidewalk, there’s a four inch, Curb, if you will, and then the entrance to our home.
Brent: Yep. And they make a big difference for, any device with wheels, because if you’re trying to use a manual wheelchair, maybe one inch, you might be able to get over, but much more [00:02:00] than that, you’re gonna have a very difficult time.
So these are a great option for walkers. You don’t wanna have your walker catch up on a threshold. Manual wheelchairs, even power chairs. It’s just more comfortable to ride a ramp up into your home.
Kim Barnes: And very easy to install, obviously. Yeah. Very easy to install.
Brent: Okay. They can be, tacked down into the concrete if you’re worried about them going anywhere, but they’re heavy, they stick well.
and it’s nice. They can even be moved around the house easily.
Kim Barnes: Great. So just another tool that Harmar offers to try to help make it easier for people to be able to stay in their homes.
Brent: Yep. They really wanna have an A to Z kind of solution.
Kim Barnes: Alright, well thanks so much for sharing this with us and if you have any other topics you’d like us to discuss, let us know.
*This transcript is auto-generated. Please excuse any typos or mistakes.
