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May 11th, 2010 John Leave a comment Go to comments

Ways To Make Your Home A Mobility Haven

The elderly and disabled have an array of aids to help them both in the home and outside it. As regular home chores become more of a challenge the older you get, it could be worth considering one or more of the options detailed in this article.

Mobility beds

These beds are fully adjustable; a user can raise the bed to sit-up position or adjust leg positions in order to get the best possible sleep. They are a great way to help the elderly move easier in bed and sooth arthritic pains. This form of bed is also an advantage to bed ridden home owners, who require a carer as this form of bed helps them to treat a patient with minimal effort both for the patient and themselves.

Easy access baths

There are a range of products available to suit both space and mobility requirements. There is a range of bath lengths and also combinations of shower and bath in one. Each range comes with a water tight side access door and a nonslip seating area for use when bathing or seated showering, this component is easily raised to allow the user to easily reach a standing position again after bathing.

Fully adjustable chairs

These chairs have many useful features such as removable left or right arm, to enable the user to move from seat to wheelchair with ease, they tilt back to allow rest and also raise feet, some even raise to a vertical position to aid its user to stand again from a seated position. They also come in various styles in order to match your interior design.

Stairlifts

Stair lifts are the easiest way to continue full use of both upstairs and downstairs areas in the home for the elderly or disabled. They can be fitted to straight and curved staircases and allow the user to easily access the seat from a wheelchair or can be used to alleviate the need to walk upstairs which could cause pain or a fall.

Scooters

Mobility scooters are the ideal way for the elderly or disabled to keep independent in the outside world. There are 3 main types portable, mid-range pavement scooters of about 4mph speed and top range slightly larger and about 8mph. Each uses an electric motor and has space for shopping provided. It is worth considering what your requirements are for the scooter and where you live for example will it fit through your gate and do you need to use it on grass or on hills? There are options available to suit all scenarios.

This article has hopefully been useful in highlighting some of the options available to you and some of the advantages and choices to each option.

About the Author

John Mce writes on behalf of the Stannah Group, leading suppliers of passenger lifts, stair lifts, platform lifts for wheelchairs and goods lifts.

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