Everyday Aids for the Elderly: Big Help, Small Price

Also indispensable for functioning communication: good hearing. Here, hearing aid acousticians report progress through tiny devices. Digital technology also makes it possible to better distinguish between speech and distracting ambient noise.

Small aids – big impact

From stocking (pants) tighteners to non-slip illuminated bedside table coasters, there are countless small and also affordable helpers. Here are a few examples:

  • Screw or bottle caps, crown caps and food cans are easier to open with extra-large handle attachments made of non-slip material.
  • Button aids sneak the button through the hole with the help of a loop.
  • Rubber pads can be put over too slim cutlery handles.
  • For declining eyesight, the trade holds magnifying glasses in all sizes ready – as well as talking watches and personal scales that tell time and pounds.
  • There are hairbrushes with extra-long, angled handle, if lifting the arms causes problems.
  • Sweeping aids, where the hand brush and dustpan are attached at right angles to a waist-high handle, save bending.

Practical help from the pharmacy

There is also practical help for the elderly in the pharmacy:

  • In addition to the familiar tablet sorter with compartments for each day of the week, pill boxes now even remind you of the time of intake by making sounds.
  • Acoustic drop counters help with the dosage of liquid medicines.
  • Visually impaired people can have blood pressure and blood sugar announced by measuring devices.
  • And even clinical thermometers have learned to talk.