In order to keep your loved one safe at home, equipment can make a huge difference.

Here are a list of items that may make life easier.

• Emergency response system (an electronic device call button designed to help in an emergency)

• Elevated  toilet seat

• Grab bars for the toilet and shower

• Hand-held shower head

• Shower Bench

• Over the Bed Table

• Hospital Bed

• Lift Chair

• Automated medicine dispenser

• Button loopers and zipper pulls, for easier dressing

• Specialized dinnerware, to enable eating with one hand

• Divided Plate for food separation and recognition

• Single-lever faucets for kitchen and bath

• Touch-tone telephones with large numbers, speaker or hands-free telephones and TDD, Talking

  clocks, wristwatches, and calculators for people with poor vision

• "Reachers" – pincher-like devices for people who have a weak grasp or limited mobility, to

  eliminate bending over or having to reach for objects

• "Safety net" – A list of who to call in case of emergency to keep it by the phone