Do you need to make changes to your home so that you can better accommodate someone who has trouble with mobility due to their age or a physical disability? Here are some things you’ll want to consider for home modifications.
Stairlifts
A stairlift can help a person ride up the stairs in a stationary chair. A track is installed and a safe chair takes the individual either up the stairs or down the stairs. There are a number of options and some features could include: working in a blackout with battery power, remote access so you can bring it to the floor you’re on (if it was left on a different floor, for instance)
Lift Chair
Getting up and down from soft furnishings isn’t always easy for someone who has trouble with mobility. A lift chair can help you get up more easily by remote control that allows you to raise, slowly, to a standing position from sitting and to raise the chair’s seat to make sitting more comfortable, too.
Bathroom Help
Extra bars can help someone on and / or off the toilet and in and out of the tub. Making sure the bathroom fixtures are at the right height can be helpful as well. A specially made tub or shower chair can be helpful as well as having a walk-in tub or shower. Bathrooms can be tricky as they’re some place where a person with mobility problems often has to be alone and with it being a typically small space, modifications here can be very helpful.
Outdoor Ramps
An outdoor ramp can be very helpful versus stairs for getting in and out of a house. You can also have outdoor stairlifts installed when there are entrances where a ramp is not practical.
Kitchen
Modifications to the kitchen might be needed, depending on the degree of mobility issue. Changing the heights of counters and ensuring enough space to accommodate a wheelchair or walker might be necessary.
Other Considerations:
Some other considerations include:
- Ensuring important things are in reach, such as electrical sockets, doorknobs, light switches, and so on.
- An intercom, if other family members live in the house and the house has multiple storeys
- Accessibility of phones
- Accessibility in each room for primary uses
- Would an alarm system help?
Some minor modifications can help make your home more liveable and you might also consider some more major ones to make a big difference.
Brooks Stairlifts is a stairlifts UK company that can help you make sure stairs in your home are easier to manoever due to a stable and safe chair on a track. Visit http://www.brooksstairlifts.co.uk for more info about getting an assessment.
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