Simple Solutions to Everyday Problems
Cooking
- Use a cutting board with nails in it for peeling vegetables, cutting cheese, etc.
- Use a grater or bowl with suction feet.
- Use a cutting board with rollers for moving pans.
- Use a Dycem mat to keep pans/bowls from sliding.
- Use a frame to keep pans from slipping off the stove.
- Use plates with curved walls to help guide food onto a fork or spoon.
- Use large-handled silverware.
Dressing
- Use velcro instead of buttons.
- Use side zippers instead of back zippers.
- Use zipper pullers and button helpers.
- Use an apron with pockets for carrying things.
- Use a long-handled shoe horn.
- Use a bootjack for removing shoes.
Around
the House
- Add self-locking casters to chairs to make them move easier.
- Three-ring binders can be padded and used as support for writing and reading.
- Wooden platforms can be used to help step into bed or bathtub.
- Use long-handled dusters and grabbers
- Store items at eye level, and within reach (6" less than your arm's length)
- Put rollers on storage items (shelves, boxes, carts)
- Place grab bars in critical areas (bathroom, stairs)
- Remove small rugs.
- Increase lighting.
- Place tape for contrast on steps.
Personal Care
- Get a toothbrush or hairbrush with a thicker handle.
- Place a suction cup on a denture brush.
- Use a soap mitt instead of soap and facecloth.
- Use a velcro strap around a razor to hold it more securely
- Place a suction cup on nail clippers, nail files, or nailbrushes.
- Place safety treads or rubber mats in bathtubs.
- Use a bath chair.
- Use hand rail that clamp to the side of the bathtub.
- Attach sturdy fabric, or pullers to a bath towel to help in drying.