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Your health

Products and ideas on a range of physical and mental health topics

Advice regarding medication, such as remembering to take medication and removing and crushing pills.Medication management
Includes equipment for listening to sounds in the home such as music, the television and using the telephone as well as equipment for one to one conversations and meetings. Equipment which may help individuals who experience Tinnitus is also included.<p>The section was produced in collaboration with Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID).</p>Hearing
Products and ideas which may be useful for blind or partially sighted people. This section is split into sections relating to: communication including writing, reading, using a computer or telephone; household and personal products; hobbies and leisure; time and date; and shopping and going out.Vision
Advice relating to the loss of the sense of smell.Smell
A range of advice and product ideas relating to memory. This includes remembering the date or appointments, remembering the way home, remembering medication and turning off kitchen appliances.Memory and mood
Includes sections on walking, falls, sitting and standing and wheelchair and scooter accessories.Walking, falls and wheelchair accessories
Products and ideas for people with decreased energy levels, reduced stamina or breathing difficulties.Low energy or shortness of breath
Sections listing a range of ideas and products which may assist with grasping, holding, turning, reaching for or picking up various household objects and controls.Reaching, handling and holding objects
Advice for people who smoke.Smoking

Your home

Products and ideas which may help you complete tasks in a number of household locations

Includes sections giving advice and product ideas which may help when using the bath, shower or basin as well as bathroom safetyBathroom
Advice and product suggestions related to the use of a toilet. This section is split into three sections on getting on and off the toilet, getting to the toilet and using the toilet.Toilet
Includes sections giving product ideas and advice which may help with getting on and off your bed, sleeping and bedroom furnishingsBedroom
Includes sections on kitchen appliances, kitchen cupboards and worktops, and preparing food and drinkKitchen
Includes advice on staircase lighting, flooring and stair rails as well as stairlifts and through-floor liftsStairs
Includes advice on sitting and standing from chairs or sofas, managing furniture and using the television.Living room
Including advice on steps, grab rails, external lighting, key turners, security and answering the doorGarden and home entrance
Includes advice on doors, windows, flooring, furniture, lighting and taps.Fittings and fixtures inside the home
Includes advice on neighbourhood noise, neighbourhood watch and community alarmsLiving arrangements

Daily activities

Products and ideas which may help with a range of daily activities

This section includes preparing food and drink, eating and drinking and washing up.Preparing meals, eating and drinking
Information and advice on the activity of shopping. Including aspects such as mobility, carrying shopping and using money.Shopping, driving and transport
Includes two sections Dressing suggests products and advice that could help if you have difficulty with dressing or putting your shoes on. Clothes and footwear lists clothes that may be easier to put on / take off, large sizes and non standard sizes of footwear.Clothes, shoes and dressing
A range of product ideas and advice split into sections covering use of the telephone, amplification of conversations and meetings and difficulties with speech.Communicating
Includes advice and equipment ideas which may help with craft activities, indoor games, ball games, gardening and recreational walking.Gardening, hobbies and leisure
Includes advice on obtaining help in an emergency and some tips on preparing for an emergencyHelp in emergencies
Including taking out the rubbish, collecting post, washing clothes and feeding petsHousehold chores
Includes advice and equipment ideas to help with bathing, showering and hair care, getting on and off the toilet, getting to the toilet and using the toilet.Bathing, toileting and personal care
Includes advice on sleeping, getting into bed and mobilising in bed.Night-time
 
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