Make caring for your loved one a little easier for yourself and the person you care for. Many items are available that help people maintain a certain amount of independence even though they may need help with other aspects of care. Home health care is a role taken on by many children of elderly parents or parents of children with disabilities. Regardless of the age of the person you care for their needs will dictate your home health care products requirements.
Medication Products
Timers to alert the patient that it is time to take their medication. Timers can alleviate the need for you to be the one to remind a person to take their medicine. This in turn alleviates needless tension between a caregiver and patient.
Medication organizers help people track whether they took daily doses of medication. A seven compartment organizer works well for people who take all their medications at the same time each day. Twenty-one compartment organizers have a column for medicine for each day and rows of compartments for morning, noon and night dosages.
Toileting Products
Raised toilet seats are designed for use by people who need extra support getting on and off the toilet.
Bottom buddies are designed to help people clean themselves after a bowel movement. People often cite the inability to perform bathroom hygiene as a factor for moving into a nursing facility. A bottom buddy is designed with a long arm with a soft, flexible head that grips toilet tissue or pre-moistened wipes securely. The soiled paper is then released into the bowl with a push of a button.
Mobility Products
Car transfer aids make it easier to transport a patient to and from medical appointments or fun days out on the town. Swivel seat cushions help people get in and out of the car by allowing them to put their feet outside without twisting.
Leverage bars can be placed beside the bed, chairs, showers and toilets to help the patient leverage their weight so they can adjust to a standing position. The leverage bars come in plastic or metal and can be installed easily.
Daily Living Products
Grip openers are usually soft and rubbery in texture. They assist people in the home health care setting by enabling independence for opening jars and bottles themselves. The more independence a person can preserve, the better quality of life they will enjoy. There are versions of grip openers that require the use of only one hand. This can be helpful for people who have had a stroke or experience weakness in one hand.
Over-the-bed or couch tables on wheels slide in and out from the patient. These tables make it easier for people to feed themselves or work on projects.
