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2. 8 Must-Have Assistive Devices for the Elderly - AOL

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   Benefits of assistive devices for seniors. Assistive devices for seniors are adaptive tools designed to help bridge gaps in an older adult’s mobility and ability to perform activities of daily ...

3. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

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   Assistive technology (AT) is a term for assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and the elderly. Disabled people often have difficulty performing activities of daily living (ADLs) independently, or even with assistance. ADLs are self-care activities that include toileting, mobility (ambulation), eating ...

4. Patient lift - Wikipedia

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   A patient lift (patient hoist, jack hoist, Hoyer lift, or hydraulic lift) may be either a sling lift or a sit-to-stand lift.This is an assistive device that allows patients in hospitals and nursing homes and people receiving home health care to be transferred between a bed and a chair or other similar resting places, by the use of electrical or hydraulic power.

5. Walker (mobility) - Wikipedia

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   The first US patent was awarded in 1953 to William Cribbes Robb, of Stretford, UK, for a device called "walking aid", which had been filed with the British patent office in August 1949. [1] Two variants with wheels were both awarded US patents in May 1957, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and the first non-wheeled design that was called a "walker" was patented in ...

6. Activities of daily living - Wikipedia

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   A person who cannot perform essential ADLs may have a poorer quality of life or be unsafe in their current living conditions; therefore, they may require the help of other individuals and/or mechanical devices. [8] Examples of mechanical devices to aid in ADLs include electric lifting chairs, bathtub transfer benches and ramps to replace stairs.

7. 10 Helpful—and Convenient—Assistive Listening Devices - AOL

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   Assistive devices range from alarms, phones, speakers to make TV more clear, and other devices. __wf_reserved_inherit To start, consider assistive listening devices (or, ALDs) which can provide ...