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2. 20 useful and innovative gadgets to make life easier for ...

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   $40 at Lowe's. ORFELD. To make out-of-reach items accessible ... Prevent falls and make getting in and out of bed easier with this adjustable bed rail and assistant grab bar. This tool is made ...

3. Grab bar - Wikipedia

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   Grab bars can be installed in different positions: Vertical grab bars may help with balance while standing. Horizontal grab bars provide assistance when sitting or rising, or to grab onto in case of a slip or fall. Some grab bars can be installed at an angle, depending on the needs of the user and the positioning.

4. Accessible toilet - Wikipedia

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   a bathroom emergency pullstring, in the form of a red cord that reaches the ground, connected to a buzzer and a flashing red light; a wheelchair-height sink and hand dryer; a wheelchair-width door; additional options to upgrade a toilet are pit latrines that include a moveable wood seat with support bars.

5. Handrail - Wikipedia

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   Similar items not covered in this article include bathroom handrails—which help to prevent falls on slippery, wet floors—other grab bars, used, for instance, in ships' galleys, and barres, which serve as training aids for ballet dancers. Guard rails and balustrades line drop-offs and other dangerous areas, keeping people and vehicles out.

6. Buying a new home in retirement: Pros, cons and weighing your ...

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   Bathroom — grab bars, walk-in shower, easy-to-use faucets and controls. Kitchen — pull-out shelves and lazy Susans for reach, side-by-side refrigerators, easy-to-read cooktop and surface lighting.

7. Fall prevention - Wikipedia

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   Fall prevention includes any action taken to help reduce the number of accidental falls suffered by susceptible individuals, such as the elderly and people with neurological (Parkinson's, Multiple sclerosis, stroke survivors, Guillain-Barre, traumatic brain injury, incomplete spinal cord injury) or orthopedic (lower limb or spinal column fractures or arthritis, post-surgery, joint replacement ...