Easier Living - a guide for older and disabled people living in London (view report contents)
Around your home
Products below may be useful anywhere in the house.
These reachers (£10-£13) are light and easy to use and can pick up most small items. Some have magnetic tips for picking up pins
An extra bell on a long lead (free for BT customers) helps if you can’t hear the phone ring. You’ll need a double telephone socket or an adaptor
This clock speaks the time (£27)
... and this has a big easy to read face (£7)
Easy to grip plugs (£6-£8)
This handle (£4) makes turning keys easier
Long handles for a window cleaner, cobweb brush and dustpan with brush (£5-£20)
Trolleys make carrying things easier (£75-£95). Some are sturdy and well balanced enough to lean on while you walk
This big button phone (£25) is easy to see
Stick these self adhesive bumps wherever they would be useful. They are often used to mark positions on a dial. They come in various shapes, sizes and colours (£4-£6 a set). Day-glo bumps stand out (£6 a set)
This flashes when someone knocks on your door (£25)
This flashes or makes a loud sound when the phone rings (£27)
Go for firm chairs with arms high enough to push up on. Easy chairs with high seats cost from around £200, electric or hand operated reclining chairs cost from about £240 and chairs which help you stand up cost from £700 up. Prices vary a lot with designs and features.
You can use lifters like this with any chair (£56-£70+). They lower you gently into your chair and help you stand up again
Chair raisers (£25-£45 a set) add height to your chairs to make them easier to get on and off
BT services for older or disabled people gives details of telephone equipment and services. Dial 150 for a free copy or click here to visit their website. Stay in touch from Ricability compares the services of telephone companies.
Table of contents
About
this guide
Getting
around
Around
your home
In the kitchen
Bedrooms
Bathrooms
Hobbies
Making
your home safer
Getting
equipped
Adaptations
Help with
money
Helpful
organisations
Local contacts
(London only)
