Home Modification

Modifying Your Home

Do you have trouble........	Solutions to Consider
Standing at the bathroom or kitchen sink?	Quad canes Hemi or side walkers
Traveling the hallways in your home?	Widening hallways Adequate lighting Use a cane, walker, or rollator Three-wheeled rollators
Negotiating doorways and thresholds?	Canes Walkers Threshold ramps Automatic door openers
Moving around in your kitchen?	Canes, walkers, or rollators Compact scooters Accessory trays and baskets Wheelchair modifications Accessible cabinets, appliances, and counter space
Getting around in your bedroom?	Canes Hemi or side walkers Three-wheeled rollators
Getting up from your favorite chair?	Canes Hemi walkers Rollators
Negotiating the exit areas of your home: into the garage or out the front door? What about the sliding glass doors that lead to your garden?	Hand grips, hand rails, and grab bars Portable, permanent and threshold ramps Canes and Step-up CanesTM Hemi walkers
Going shopping?	Canes, walkers, or rollators Walkers Scooters
Getting in and out of your car?	Retractable canes Swivel seats Folding walkers and hemi walkers
Dealing with public transportation or have trouble negotiating airports?	Retractable canes Folding walkers Foldable transport chairs, compact scooters
With an injury keeping you housebound?	Transportation chairs Knee Scooters Crutches Canes Braces

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