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An upright rollator with padded forearm platforms standing in a bright hallway.

Upright Rollator: Posture, Armrest Fit, and the Trade-Offs

Watch someone use a standard rollator for a few minutes and you often see the same thing: shoulders creeping up, …

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A bathroom seen from the doorway with grab bars at the toilet, the shower entry and the tub.

How Many Grab Bars Do You Need? Count the Transitions

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A compact corner shower stool tucked into the corner of a small tiled shower.

Shower Chair for Small Showers: Corner and Compact Options

A lot of American bathrooms have a shower stall around 32 by 32 inches, and a standard shower chair with …

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A petite lift recliner with a low seat in a small sunlit sitting room.

Small Lift Chairs: Petite Sizing That Actually Fits

Most lift chairs are built around a person somewhere between five foot four and six foot. If the person who …

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A canvas gait belt with webbing handles coiled on a blanket chest at the foot of a bed.

Best Gait Belt: Handles, Buckles, and Sizing Explained

A gait belt is a simple thing: a length of webbing that buckles around the waist so a caregiver has …

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A small GPS tracker fob and a watch style tracker on a hallway table beside a set of keys.

GPS Trackers for Elderly Parents: What Works Without a Plan

Location tracking is the category where families most often buy first and think second. The searches behind it are usually …

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A living room floor beside an armchair with a phone on the seat and clear space around it.

What to Do If an Elderly Person Falls: Step by Step

Start here: if there is any sign of injury, if the person hit their head, if they cannot move a …

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A lightweight transport chair with small rear wheels opened out in a hallway.

Transport Chair: How It Differs From a Wheelchair, and Fit

A transport chair is a lightweight wheeled chair with four small wheels, designed to be pushed by someone else. It …

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A grab bar fixed to a tiled wall with heavy duty toggle anchors and a spare mounting plate lying beside it.

Grab Bars Without Studs: Three Ways to Mount One Safely

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A bolt on toilet safety rail attached at the seat hinges of a toilet.

Toilet Safety Rails: Frames, Bolt-On Rails and Fit

Some links on this page are affiliate links. See our affiliate disclosure. Most bathrooms give you nothing to hold onto …

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A suction bath mat inside a tub and a rubber backed mat on the floor beside it.

Non Slip Bath Mats for Seniors: Inside and Outside the Tub

Bath mats look like the least interesting purchase in a bathroom, and they are the one people most often get …

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A power lift recliner in the raised position with its cord running to the wall outlet.

Power Lift Recliners: What to Check Before You Buy

The phrase power lift recliner gets used for two slightly different things, and the confusion costs people money. Some listings …

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