Items every senior citizen should have in their home

Senior citizens’ homes are where they should feel the happiest and safest. However, because of the pandemic, some seniors are finding it hard to feel this way. Quarantine has reduced their companionship and caregiver assistance. Fortunately, there are home products to help them stay in touch with others and complete their daily tasks. This article shares five home products that every senior citizen should have to keep themselves healthy, entertained, and protected.

1. Electronic pill dispenser

   Many senior citizens feel like they are prescribed so many medications that they cannot keep count. Electronic pill dispensers, such as this one,  allow senior citizens to adhere to their medication plans without experiencing stress.

   Every day, electronic pill dispensers prepare specific medications at designated times so senior citizens do not have to. This eliminates pain and frustration from opening vials for senior citizens with arthritis. A light and an alarm signal to senior citizens that their medications are ready. This ensures that senior citizens with memory loss stay on schedule. Electronic pill dispensers make it simple for senior citizens to maintain their health.

2. Electronics with large buttons

   Button size makes a significant difference for senior citizens who utilize modern technology. Television remotes with large buttons accommodate senior citizens with poor vision and joint pain in their fingers. They can enjoy their favorite shows without straining their eyes or swelling their hands. Telephones with large buttons and amplified sound suit senior citizens with impaired sight and hearing. They can contact loved ones for leisure or emergencies easily. Electronics with large buttons keep senior citizens entertained, connected, and safe.

3. Bathroom assistive devices

   An older adult’s compromised vision, balance, and strength put them at risk of falling. Falls are most likely to occur in the bathroom, where they are surrounded by slick surfaces. However, shower mats provide friction that prevents senior citizens from slipping. If they still struggle to stand, shower chairs offer stability and back support. Senior citizens can also enter and exit bathtubs by holding onto grab bars as a helping hand. Bathroom assistive devices bring accidents to an end.

4. Lock box

   Whether senior citizens live alone, with their family, or at a facility, they can lose their prized possessions if they place them in unsecured locations. Senior citizens can solve this by leaving everything from their heirlooms to their Social Security card and will in a lock box. It will ease their worries about theft so they can enjoy their guests’ and caregivers’ company. It will also make them more organized and able to retrieve their valuables when needed. Lockboxes protect senior citizens’ property from others and themselves.

5. Mobile alert system

   With a mobile alert system, senior citizens are still looked after when their caregiver leaves. The mobile alert system’s support center responds to senior citizens when they are experiencing an emergency. It is able to send senior citizens assistance by tracking their location and communicating with them through a speaker. It can even do so when senior citizens are in their bathrooms, thanks to its water resistance. Mobile alert systems can save senior citizens when they are by themselves.

Senior citizens can minimize stress, accidents, and danger in their lives with a few home products. They will not have to worry about missing medications if they have an electronic pill dispenser, or operating electronics if they have large buttons. Additionally, they will not have to endure physical injuries if they have bathroom assistive devices. Lastly, they will not have to fear theft if they have a lock box, or being helpless during emergencies if they have a mobile alert system. When senior citizens invest in their things like these, they are also investing in themselves.

— Madison Kemp