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Jeannie, I agree. Tile is a good solution. Some tiles are specifically designed to be non-skid (Usually for Restaurant kitchens, etc.). A helpful hint about installing tile. Choose a grout color from the same color range as the dirt tracked in from the garden. That way, the traffic pattern on the floor will be the same color as the rest of the floor. Even with careful sealing and the best intentions, it's not possible to keep a white or light-colored grout lookng that way. -Geo. Mary Ann Ryan <[log in to unmask]> Sent by: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> 06/13/05 09:11 AM Please respond to Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> To [log in to unmask] cc Subject Re: Non Skid Flooring Jeannie wrote: . I was thinking of vinyl, but Gordie > sometimes goes stocking footed, so I am concerned about slipping. Has > anyone ever > solved this problem and can give me some help deciding what to do? We had a similar question when we were constructing our new addition. We already had a tile floor in our Den (we have a farm and two large dogs so lots of dirt is tracked into the house). Although a occupational therapist had warned us that Jamie would fall harder on a tile floor, he sustained most of his severe falling injuries on our vinyl floor. We talked with my impaired daughter-in-law and her severely impaired, wheelchair-bound friend. Both are heavily involved in the disability community. They both said that there was essentially no difference between vinyl and tile (carpeting, of course, was out of the question). We decided to go with Italian porcelain tile (gold and rust mix) and we love it. It cleans easily and it doesn't make any difference what the dogs bring in - it is always attractive. We went with white tile for the bedroom/bathroom. Although I love the tile, I hate the color. I find myself washing that floor every day because it shows every bit of dirt. But....that tile takes on all of the accessibility devices that we have for Jamie quite well. Our 8 year old vinyl flooring looks like it needs to be replaced already because of wear and tear - and it was a very expensive floor to begin with. When we replace it, we will replace it with tile. ---------- God bless Mary Ann (CG Jamie 65/25) P.S. The initial expense of tile exists in the preparation of the floor. The tile, itself, is competitive with vinyl flooring. If you decide on tile, make sure that you have a very competent installer - otherwise you'll have nothing but trouble in the future. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn