4 Ps
Planning a shower on the day you don't have a Dr's appointment.
What is Planning?
Getting and object off the floor.
What is a reacher?
Getting around the grocery store.
-Motorized Cart
- 4WW
- Leaning of on the cart
- Planning route to reduce walking
Prioritize
- Do more frequent loads
- Place out clothes for the week
Pants
-Reacher
-Seated
-Loose clothing
Taking a seated rest break while folding laundry.
What is Pacing?
More support during getting in and out of the car.
What is a car cane?
Planning for a grocery visit.
- Make a list
- Look up the aisles
- Smaller visits more often
- Make a meal list
Planning
- Do laundry on days you don't have other plans
- Do laundry when you have more energy
- Don't get behind
Shirt
-Hanger at shoulder level
-Drawer at hip level
-Don/doff O2 as little as possible
- seated
Using a chair with a back instead of sitting at the EOB.
What is positioning?
Getting up from a low toilet.
What is raised toilet seat or grab bar?
I can't walk around the grocery store.
- Grocery delivery
- Grocery Pick Up
Pacing
- Take freq breaks
- Carry smaller loads
Socks
- sock aid
Taking a shower in the morning when you have more energy.
What is prioritizing?
Getting short of breath when bending over to shower.
What is a long-handled sponge?
Grocery List
- Plan meals
- Get ready made meals
- Keep food in freezer
- Smaller amounts more often
Positioning
- Fold items seated
- Use a Reacher to retrieve items
- Put away clothes between shoulder and hip level
Shoes
-shoe horn
-slip ons
-elastic shoe laces
Using a Reacher to thred pants.
What is positioning?
Putting on shoes.
What is a shoe horn?
Planning Meals
- Weekly schedule
- Low ingredient meals
- Easy to cook
- Prep can be done seated
Adaptive equipment
- Basket on walker
- Rolling laundry basket
- Reacher
Grooming and Hygiene
- seated
- frequently used items within reach