Navigating daily tasks can feel challenging with reduced strength or physical limitations, but the right tools can make it manageable. This guide provides an overview of a wide range of products to assist with daily living and personal care strategies to make everyday tasks easier, more comfortable, and more empowering.
Simple tasks like lifting a kettle, opening a can, fastening a button, or putting on socks can present unique challenges. Whether due to limited hand strength, flexibility, or dexterity, specialised tools can make a significant difference.
When simple tasks become difficult, they can impact independence and quality of life. With the right assistive tools, everyday tasks become safer, and more empowering.
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Dressing Aids
For people with limited mobility, dressing isn’t always easy — but assistive tools can restore independence and make it possible to get dressed without assistance.
Tools like button hooks, dressing sticks, and sock applicators reduce strain and add comfort to everyday dressing routines.
For easy sock application, the flexible sock aid is designed to assist with putting on socks or stockings. It features large loop handles, a nylon-lined interior to reduce friction, and a terry cloth fabric to secure the hosiery in place.
A dressing stick can help with everything from pulling up pants to putting on jackets and is a handy tool for one-handed dressing.
The button hook is designed to make doing and undoing buttons quickly and easily. This compact aid fits in a bag, making it easy to bring along for quick adjustments.
Meal Preparation Aids
The Uccello tipping kettle lets you tilt and pour hot water easily and safely, without lifting it from its cradle. This kitchen aid kettle features a wide spout and an auto shut-off feature, to help individuals pour hot beverages safely and independently, reducing the risk of spills and accidents.
Adaptive cutlery, like angled utensils for easier grip or weighted spoons for added control, helps people with limited hand strength or coordination eat more comfortably and independently.
For individuals with swallowing difficulties, a dysphagia drinking cup helps to regulate liquid flow, reducing the risk of spills or choking. These adaptive tools are designed to promote independence and make mealtimes safer and more enjoyable.
Beyond dressing, specialised kitchen aids like the Self-tipping kettles, food prep boards, and automatic openers make meal time more manageable and reduce discomfort.
The One touch automatic jar opener offers effortless, one-touch operation, making it easy to open jars of all sizes without any strain. Its adjustable grip, compact design, and battery-operated functionality provide a convenient and reliable solution.
Ideal for preparing snacks like toast or sandwiches, the spread board stays securely in place, providing a non-slip surface that makes spreading, slicing, and peeling easy. The raised edge helps keep ingredients steady, making one-handed prep smoother and safer.
The spillnot jar and bottle opener features three recessed, non-slip cones in various sizes to securely grip jars and bottles. Simply press the jar or bottle into the appropriate cone to hold it firmly in place, making it easy to twist the lid.
Reaching & Grabbing Tools
For those with limited mobility, easy reachers, like the long-handled grabber, allow users to access items stored on high shelves or in hard-to-reach places without strain.
Assistive Living Aids
Handrails are simple tools that help make your home safer. They support balance, help prevent falls, and make everyday tasks a little easier.
Grab rails for bathrooms are sturdy bars that provide support and improve safety while stepping out of the shower or using the toilet, while grab bars for bedrooms assist with securely getting in and out of bed.
The car handy bar attaches securely to the door latch and serves as a supportive handle, making it easier and safer to get in and out of the car. Lightweight and compact, the handy bar is perfect for individuals with mobility challenges who want to maintain their independence during travel.
A leg lifter strap is a simple yet effective tool for repositioning legs, especially useful for those recovering from surgery or with limited lower body mobility. It features a sturdy loop to support the foot, allowing users to lift or move their legs without strain. This leg lifting aid helps reduce discomfort and supports safe and independent mobility adjustments.
Digital day clock calendars are specially designed for individuals with vision impairments or cognitive challenges. Its clear, large display not only shows the time but also provides essential information. It includes a combination of highly visible, easy-to-read displays, and audio-visual verbal prompters. The day clock lets people know exactly what time, time of day, and what day it is, helping users maintain their daily routines without confusion.
Supportive mobility equipment like handy car bar and walking sticks restore safety and confidence in daily movement.
Walking sticks provide essential support and balance for individuals with mobility challenges, enhancing safety and comfort during daily activities. Options like the walking stick with a Fisher moulded handle offer an ergonomic grip, while the adjustable Sherwood seat stick combines a walking aid with a convenient vinyl-upholstered seat, perfect for grassed areas or hard surfaces. For those needing extra stability, the adjustable quad stick with a square high base or the quad stick with an offset large base provides excellent support. Lightweight and adjustable, these walking sticks reduce strain on joints and are designed to meet a variety of mobility needs and preferences.
Grooming & Personal Care Aids
By reducing physical strain and supporting independence, grooming aids like bottom wipers, long-handled sponges, and toe washers help older adults maintain dignity and enjoy a more comfortable, active life.
