If you have limited mobility or know someone that does you’ll know that normal house hold activities and chores can be extremely difficult. These days there are some really Useful Products For Those with Limited Mobility to help make daily life far easier than ever before. In this post, we will look at a few of the products that can be useful. So whether you are making a home more user friendly for someone that isn’t as mobile as they’d like or Making a Home More Elderly Friendly you’ll have a head start with great items that can be greatly beneficial.
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Useful Products For Those with Limited Mobility
Trigger Grip Reach Aid / Extension Grabber
These are great. You can use them to pick things up that have been dropped, reach items on deep counters. They make lifting items into and out of a washing machine and dryer far easier. This is one of those items you wouldn’t realise you needed until you’ve used it. It’s important to note that they can not be used for heavy objects. Something like this can really help make someone with limited mobility feel far more independent.
Cordless Can Opener
The ability to open a can is something many of us will take for granted until we can no longer do this simple task. Poor muscles strength in the arms and arthritis in the hands can mean that cans are much harder to open. A cordless can open can be a convenient device to have. These make opening cans simple and quick allowing you to save time on food preparation.
Shower Chair
A shower chair is a great help for those that struggle to stay standing long enough to shower. This is a really convenient product to have and is ideal if you have weak legs, back pain etc. A shower chair doesn’t just make bathing easier but also safer. Shower chairs are easy to use and to clean and can be left in the shower.
Raised Toilet Seat
When you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go. But if you’re not as mobile as you’d like, getting all the way down to the toilet seat to do your business isn’t always an easy task. For those with leg, back issues etc, this is a daily task to tackle. Thankfully, it can be made far easier with a raised toilet. These come in a range of options. The good thing is many seats are universal so will fit most toilets. Some even come with removable arms. These can make visiting the bathroom so much easier
Lift Chair
When leg strength is reduce, and, or an individual has back issues a chair lift can really help improve daily life. Part of a daily routine may involve watching their favourite programmes. Where sitting down or standing up again pose a challenge this type of product can make a big difference and be a great help. A lift chair is a safe and convenient way to help the occupant move from a seated position to a standing position and vice versa. It also helps them sit or stand slowly and carefully for minimal discomfort. If you shop around, you may be able to get one that blends in with the decor of the room so it doesn’t stand out too much.
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Home Lift
A home lift is a great option for those that either have limited mobility and can’t walk up the stairs and for wheelchair users. There are various options available depending on requirements. These allow individuals to get upstairs and downstairs safely on their own. It’s another way for them to keep their independence and also minimise any help that may be required from others. As you can imagine, it can often be frustrating for them to having to rely on others for help.
Remote Control Adjustable Bed
A remote control adjustable bed can not only help with getting into an out of bed it can also help with finding a comfortable position to sleep in. They can be helpful for those with back problems, breathing conditions and more. By using a hand held remote control to adjust the positioning of the bed you can relive painful pressure points and improve the level of over all comfort whether you are reading, watching tv or trying to sleep.
Walking Sticks
The level of mobility will naturally dictate whether a walking stick or crutches would be most suitable. Walking sticks can help an individual get around their home much more easily. This is helpful for anyone unable to get get about with some form of assistance. It can give them more freedom to do things for themself.
Smart Devices
The growing availability of smart technology means that life can be much easier for us all. These days you can sync devices to turn lights on and off and do the same with the heating in our homes. We can even use voice commands to make phone calls and communicate with delivery people without having to get up from a chair or even be home. These sorts of devices have proven to be invaluable for both the able bodied and those with reduced mobility.
A Thermal Mug
Save on trips to the microwave with a thermal mug. This great product is perfect for keeping drinks warm and you’ll find many different design options so you can find a style and size that suits your requirements. I love the range available at Contigo UK as they are varied and have some lovely colour options available too. Large thermal mugs can be great as you can fill them with tea and they can be drunk from all day without the user needing to get off their chair or bed.
I hope you enjoyed reading my post Useful Products For Those with Limited Mobility. As you will have seen, there are a wide variety of options available that can be beneficial in making daily life far easier and can really help individuals feel far more independent in their own homes. Making someone’s life easier and allowing them to live independently for longer makes for a happier less stressful life for them.
Which items from the various Useful Products For Those with Limited Mobility would you think might be most helpful for yourself or someone you know?
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I need to get some of these for my dad. He doesn’t move as much these days and I think they’d come in handy. I could use a cordless can opener as I struggle to open some cans!
Those are great and a great gadget to have.
That grabbing stick is one that I need for myself. I am short so this will help in the kitchen.
It is a great product.
These are some great products I should get for some of my older relatives. These look quite useful for helping them with everyday tasks.
They are handy to have.
These are great items for people who have limited mobility. I know my father couldn’t do without his shower chair.
The chairs are really good. My mum has one too x
The remote control for the bed is a must! When my hubby had neck surgery, it was so easy for him to sit up with the help of the bed to come up in a sitting position.
Those are really good to have in that sort of instance. I’m glad it helped him.
Such a great list of gifts for a few people on my gift giving list so thank you for sharing! I am so getting an cordless can opener for my mom 😉 Myself too!
Those can be very useful.
I feel like the trigger grip reach aid would be the most useful to me because I’ve always been so dang short!
The trigger grip reach aid has been a lifesaver for grabbing items I couldn’t reach before. It’s incredible how such a simple tool can make such a significant difference in feeling independent!
Those trigger grips are a lifesaver. My grandmother had one and used it all the time!
They really are very useful.
The Trigger Grip Reach Aid is a lifesaver – no more awkward bending and struggling to pick things up.
I really like the products you have provided here and I think they are very helpful. thanks for sharing!
They can make a difference and improve daily life.
I’m disabled and have a fair few of these but hadn’t considered a thermal cup – great idea!
Making life easier for the elderly and mobility-challenged is such a very considerate thing to do. The home lift is one of the best inventions for them – especially for those with stairs, I would definitely recommend it to older friends.
I use the extension grabber a lot! I drop things due to loss of control and get dizzy bending over sometimes. They are a life saver
They really are. They can be so useful to have.
thanks so much for this list of products.. i know friends who are working to help with family members with limited mobility and this will be sure to help them
I am sure this will give them ideas of what will help.
Sometimes it’s hard to consider what people with limited mobility needs so this list is super useful. Personally, I would want that thermal mug myself. I’m always finding my drinks go cold being round my two kids
These are all great ideas – will have a look for my gran!
I have reduced mobility and all of these are great ideas. The grabber is especially useful.
this is something that I had not even thought of, some important things here to think about for sure
We found the red cross very useful as they loned my mum several different mobility aids, and also added an extra banister to her stairs for her
A very comprehensive list. There are indeed so many products available now that it is easier than ever before to be mobile despite mobility issues that would previously have restricted affected people’s ability to live their life as normally as possible. I particularly like the Contigo thermal mug.
Setting up smart devices for those who have limited mobility or are very elderly is an excellent support to their safety and wellbeing and less of a worry for their loved ones.
A great range of products, know people who this may be a help to.
My mothers mobility is not what it used to be and I can see that I’ll have to do some modifications for her.
I hope this guide will help you.
A cordless can opener would be so wonderful for my nan, I never thought of this. She hasn’t got the strength now to open cans so this would be wonderful for her.
They can be a really handy product.
Great products to help the elderly continue to manage with everyday tasks!
They sure are. It helps to find ways to allow them to be as independent as possible.
I use a walking stick and didn’t realise, until instructed, that’s there’s a proper way to use them.
Using items like tis incorrectly can sometimes cause more damage. I’m glad you realised and could rectify this.