How Safe Is Your Nighttime Routine?
Most home emergencies happen between 10 PM and 6 AM. This assessment evaluates your nighttime safety across lighting, security, accessibility, and emergency preparedness.
Falls, medical emergencies, and break-ins are more dangerous at night — especially for people living alone. This 10-question assessment evaluates your nighttime safety and helps you identify simple changes that can make a big difference.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is nighttime safety especially important?
Most home emergencies — including falls, medical events like strokes and heart attacks, and break-ins — happen between 10 PM and 6 AM. During these hours, you're less alert, the environment is darker, help takes longer to arrive, and if you live alone, no one may know something is wrong until much later.
What's the most important nighttime safety change I can make?
If you live alone, the single most important thing is ensuring someone will know if something goes wrong. A medical alert system or ImAlive's daily check-in means that if you don't respond by a set time, your emergency contacts are notified. After that, adding nightlights to prevent falls is the next highest-impact change.
Are nightlights really that important?
Yes. Falls are the leading cause of injury for adults over 65, and many happen during nighttime trips to the bathroom. A simple plug-in nightlight or motion-sensor light in the hallway and bathroom can reduce your fall risk significantly. They cost just a few dollars and could prevent a life-changing injury.
How does ImAlive help with nighttime safety?
ImAlive sends you a daily check-in. If you don't respond by the scheduled time, your designated contacts are alerted. This means that if something happens overnight — a fall, a medical event, or any emergency — someone will know within hours, not days. For people living alone, this can be the difference between a quick recovery and a tragedy.
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