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Prescribed by your doctor and issued by your pharmacist, these should be taken exactly as instructed. You should also keep a list and share with all your healthcare providers.
What are prescription medications
One way to transfer food or water from the kitchen to the table if using a walker
What is tray? or basket
This should be in the bathtub to prevent a fall
what are gripper stickers?
These are two fall hazards you may encounter while moving from your car to the store
curbs, doors, rugs,, floors,
An assistive device that can help you with mobility
Wheelchair, walker, rollator, hemiwalker, cane
A piece of adaptive equipment that can help with getting dressed
What is a sock aid, shoe horn, a reacher
Puts out a grease fire
What is baking soda? salt?
This is a fall hazard in the bathroom
no rug outside of shower, no handle bars, high tub lip, no bench (if needed), wet floors
Looking for these can make it easier to get inside a building when using your walker or wheelchair
Wheelchair accessible doors, ramps
True or false: Placing your feet far apart can help you stand up better
False
Two fall risks you can encounter in the living room of your home
What are: rugs, cords,
Where you stand with your walker or wheelchair when opening an oven
What is to the side
A piece of adaptive equipment that can help with getting bathed
a long handled sponge, shower chair, grab bars
This outdoor hazard might be present during the current season
rain, wet floors, wet pavement
Doing this for a long time can put you at risk for skin breakdown and pressure injuries. Ouch!
What is sitting
Two ways to preserve your energy during the day
What are: taking breaks, pacing, prioritizing, planning, positioning.
Two areas/items in the kitchen that may be unsafe
What is the oven, stove, knife
This is the best place to store your medication
Cool dry containers
These are two alternative modes of transportation you could use if unable to drive yourself
ride share, family/friend, public transportation, medicare transport
True or False: It is ok to pull from your walker to stand
False
Plans you can put in place in the event of an emergency
What are: lifeline/lifealert, keeping a phone nearby
A way you could reorganize your kitchen to make it more accessible
What is adjust layout (open floor plan), adjust height of coutnertops, adjust storage
Doing this can make you feel more sure about taking a bath alone
Have phone near, check temperature, make sure equipment and supplies are in place
This is the foot you should use first when going up curbs or stairs
Stronger leg
What is reacher.