It is inevitable that at some time or another throughout our lives, the aging process will catch up with us and we simply won’t be able to do things anymore, the same way that we used to. This is an awful thought to consider but unfortunately one which you can do absolutely nothing about. You may not be able to stop the signs of aging on your body but you can be smart in terms of how you approach it to ensure that you are still able to live in the right way, remain as active as you possibly can and avoid putting any necessary pressure on your body. Let’s take a look at a few ways in which you can adapt your home to meet your new physical needs.
Installing a Stairlift
One of the toughest things about getting around the home if you have aging knees are getting up and down the stairs, you’ll be surprised just how much you use the stairs each day and once you start to feel the pain, each trip will become a little harder. Many people actually avoid using the stairs entirely if they can, unless they are planning on staying up or downstairs for a long length of time. This is exactly why you should get a stairlift installed, these automatic machines allow you to simply sit down whilst they ferry you up and down the stairs using a remote control. Stairlifts may not be as quick as running up and down the stairs but they will take all of the pressure off your legs and give you more energy to spend elsewhere.
Walk-in Bath/Shower
When your body starts to fail you and moving your legs and arms or supporting yourself becomes tough then even simple tasks such as bathing yourself become difficult. The perfect remedy for this is to have a walk-in bath/shower installed in your bathroom, these great designs allow you to simply open a door on the side of your bath where you can enter and it seals upon closure. This allows you to simply get in and out of the shower without any unnecessary pressure on your bones or muscles. A simple installation but which will help you on a daily basis.
Loud Speaker Phone
It isn’t just your bones and muscles which will tire as you age, your hearing will also begin to go and this can make having conversations particularly difficult, especially on the phone. A simple gadget which you can install in your home is a loud speakerphone which will play the sound of the phone in every room which has a speaker and at high decibels which allows you to perfectly hear what is being said. Each speaker has a microphone attached to it which means that you are able to speak from any room in the house, this means that you don’t have to keep getting up to find the phone or to replace it afterwards. You can pick up these phones at very good prices and they are juts another small way in which you can improve your day-to-day life.