If you have the room....maybe a sturdy side chair. One with a nice tall padded back. That way you could always hold the back of the chair while you manuver to the front to sit down even.

Maybe you could use a life alert necklace too? Any one of us who has a greater chance of falling may need one of those. I think you can even get one from the state through the dept of aging. I can't rememeber for sure.