Modifying Your Home
Getting Around the Home
You can improve an individual’s ability to move around the home with:
- Scooters
- Portable ramps
- Power wheelchairs
- Rollators
- Three-wheeled rollators
- Canes
- Walkers
- Foldable canes, walkers, wheelchairs
Getting Around the Home Assessment
| Do you have trouble........ | Solutions to Consider |
| Standing at the bathroom or kitchen sink? |
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| Traveling the hallways in your home? |
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| Negotiating doorways and thresholds? |
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| Moving around in your kitchen? |
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| Getting around in your bedroom? |
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| Getting up from your favorite chair? |
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| Negotiating the exit areas of your home: into the garage or out the front door? What about the sliding glass doors that lead to your garden? |
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| Going shopping? |
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| Getting in and out of your car? |
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| Dealing with public transportation or have trouble negotiating airports? |
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| With an injury keeping you housebound? |
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