Daily Living Aids

Our Showrooms in Harlow carry what we believe to be the largest range of Daily Living Aids in the UK. The following is a small selection of the most popular items in our extensive range

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Reachers

An ultra lightweight, robust reacher that will assist those with restricted reach and/or mobility problems. Features a single moving jaw operated with a trigger action from the handle.
The head is complete with a magnet for picking up small metal objects eg. pins, and a hook to aid dressing. The jaw may be rotated 360° to avoid the need to rotate the wrist which may be painful to certain users. The trigger, operated by four fingers instead of the usual two is easy to grip and operate.

Key Turners

These simple products have curved built in handles for one or two yale or mortice type door keys providing an easy grip and good leverage for turning. They have a locking lever attached to the brass fittings, to enable the keys to be positioned separately or locked back into the body of the handle.

Sheet Magnifier

This rigid plastic sheet gives a convenient and inexpensive way of reading large areas of print. it may be used freestanding, or the legs fold back for hand-holding.

Grab Rails

This cost effective range of plastic grab rails is made from white PVC tubes with moulded end fittings. They have circular fixing plates which have a covering disc supplied that clips into place, hiding the screw heads. The tubes are fluted along their length to provide better grip for wet hands. Diameter of tubes 38mm (11/2"). Distance from wall 50mm (21/3"). Disc diameter 91mm (33/5").
No electrical earthing required. The covering disc is available
as a spare, making this product suitable for refurbishment.

Tap Turners

These strong moulded turners simply hook over the top of a X type tap, to make it easy to turn. They are supplied as a Red and Blue pair for hot and cold taps. Length 140mm (51/2"). Weight 65g

Boa Jar Opener

A versatile device that can be used to assist with turning or opening in hundreds of instances, inside or out. Gives an excellent grip on any item from 10 to 100mm (1/2 to 4") in diameter.
Simply place the loop over the item, pull the tail until tight and then turn in the direction of the arrow. Weight 72g.

A simple, inexpensive device to assist with putting on a stocking or sock especially if bending and reaching to the foot is difﬁcult. It consists of a strong, shaped, ﬂexible plastic gutter with long cotton tapes attached to the top. The stocking or sock is fed on to the plastic and held in place with the side notches. The foot is put in the open end of the stocking, which is then pulled over the foot and up the leg using the tapes. Cord length 920mm (36"). Gutter length 229mm (9"). Weight 55g

Sock/Stocking Aids

Bathing Accessories

These are just a few of the many ingenious bathing aids available to give independence to the less mobile.

Dressing Aids

We carry a wide selection of aids to button and zip clothing - an absolute boon where there is a lack of dexterity or grip. These are just two of our range.

Cutlery

There are many different designs of cutlery to assist the less able. The picture shows the Caring Cutlery range, our best seller.

This is a set of stainless steel utensils moulded into contoured, ivory coloured plastic handles with built up ends. These are of value to those with a weak grip and restricted wrist or finger movement. The knives and forks have a shaped indent on the top for the index finger, to help with directional control. The knives also have a serrated blade to assist with cutting. The knife, fork, spoon and teaspoon are available as a set. Within the range there is an angled knife and left and right-angled forks and spoons that are designed to minimise wrist movement. The cutlery range is hygienically sealed, easy to clean and dishwasher safe. Length of handles 127mm (5").