Adaptive Equipment
What item can someone use to put on their socks when they are unable to bend over or bring their feet up to them?
Sock Aide
When getting dressed and undressed what side should you do first?
Weaker side/most painful side
Name at least 2 pieces of equipment one can use to walk safely.
-Walker
-Cane
-Rollator
This tool can be use to cut pills to make them easier to take.
Pill cutter
What should you do when you need to use the restroom during your stay at Banner Rehab?
Press the call light and ask for help
What item can someone use to help get their underwear, pants, or shirt on if they are unable to reach?
Dressing stick or reacher
When in the shower what equipment can someone use if they are unable to stand for long periods of time or if their balance has been impacted?
shower chair/shower bench
What device can people use to let others know if they have fallen or if they need help?
-Life Alert
-Some smart watches
Name at least one memory strategy to remember to take your medication.
-Set an alarm on your phone
-Use a calendar
-Create a check list
How many hours of therapy do you get during your rehab stay in Banner?
3 hours
-Set clothes out before getting dressed
-Get dressed in a comfortable seated position
-Use your adaptive equipment close by
When showering what tool can someone use to get hard to reach places like back, or legs?
Long handled sponge.
What piece of equipment can someone use to get from one surface to another if they have limited leg strength?
Slide board
This tool can be use to help button clothing if someone has limited strength or mobility in their hands
Button hook
During your time at Banner Rehab when should you ask for pain meds?
-When you have pain
-30-45mins before you therapy session
What is something you can hold onto when you are in the shower or by the toilet to help with balance and prevent falls?
Grab bars
What equipment can increase the height of a toilet seat and include hand rails?
Commode frame or raised toilet seat
This piece of equipment can someone use to help move their legs, for example getting legs in and out of bed.
leg lifter
Adaptive equipment is a tool or piece of equipment someone uses to increase their independence with a task such as dressing, showering, toileting, or mobility. What is one piece of adaptive equipment you have been using during your stay at Banner Rehab?
-walker
-wc
-reacher
-dressing stick
-leg lifter, etc.
Name at least 3 safety steps to take before standing from the wheelchair.
-Lock the breaks
-Have non slip socks/shoes on
-Move foot rests out of the way
-Have someone with you before standing
-Push up from the wheelchair
-Make sure body is positioned well
What tool can you use in the shower to ensure you have rinse off thoroughly from standing or seated?
Handheld shower head
What piece of equipment can help someone put on their shoes if they are unable to each their feet?
Shoe horn
What piece of equipment can someone use to separate their pills on a daily and/or weekly basis?
pill organizer
This tool would benefit those who get up in the night and have a hard time seeing due to the darkness.
-Night lights
-Voice activated lights or clap on/off lights
If any questions pop up who can you ask?
Anyone on your care team.