Good Gifts For Senior Citizens
From one who knows!
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Disclaimer: We don’t actually own one of these hand choppers; someone bought it off this website so I got curious. The thing has wonderful reviews, and one is in my cart on Amazon.com right now. As Mom aged, she still loved to cook with me and visa versa. But, I was quite leery of having…
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GUIRONG Fun Eyeglass Holder Display Stands – Home Office Decorative Glasses Accessories (Pink Flamingo) Whimsical Eyeglass Holders Add A Bit Of Fun To The Life Of A Senior Citizen Friend I’d be an extremely rich woman if I had a nickel for every time I ran around the house retrieving my Mom’s eyeglasses (or, ok,…
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Melamine Trays Are Unbreakable, Lightweight, And A Perfect Serving Tray For Your Elderly Loved One My Mom had a few things that she just loved to get as gifts. Leading the pack was a pretty melamine tray like the one holding Mom’s lunch in the picture to the left. A tray made of melamine is…
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Portable Heaters Keep Your Elderly Loved One Toasty Warm In our own house, portable heaters were positioned in every room, close to my elderly Mom’s favorite sitting spot. This strategy helped her remain warm (very important for her arthritic joints) while I didn’t sweat to death. Using a portable heater also saved on my heating…
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Lifting Seat Assists Help Those Mobility Challenged My Mom had a hard time getting up from her easy chair toward her later years. I wanted to buy her one of those fancy power lift electric chairs, but she repeatedly said ‘No.’ I knew that she was firmly rooted in her beloved easy chair so, the…
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Medline Elements Bedside Commode, Microban Bedside Toilet Chairs Can Make Life Much Nicer For A Senior Citizen It might not be a favorite topic around the dinner table but, especially for an elderly person with limited mobility, a bedside toilet chair (aka bedside commode) just makes sense. In my Mom’s case, when she was around…
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DanziX Oven Rack Shields, 4 Pack Silicone Oven Shelf Rack Guard Protector + 2 Mini Mitts, 100% Certified BPA Free, FDA Approved, Heat Resistant, Protect Against Burns and Scars – Red Oven Rack Guards Safeguard Your Elderly Loved One From Burns If you have an elderly loved one who still enjoys being in the kitchen,…
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Moen DN7105 Home Care Transfer Bench, Glacier Shower Benches Make Showering Safer For A Senior Citizen Bathrooms are notoriously dangerous places for senior citizens, especially when taking baths or showers. Combine a wet floor with a slippery bathtub or shower and, well, you can see where I’m going with this. That’s why shower benches become…
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Mom and I enjoyed happy hour most days; she’d have her much cherished bourbon and coke while I’d mix up a martini (shaken, not stirred). Every time I served her a cocktail, I made sure to add one of these extremely funny Ann Taintor cocktail napkins under it. We’d always get a good laugh from…
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Ableware 746190000 Maddadapt UBend-It Fork Give The Gift Of Independence With Adaptive Silverware Mom’s arthritic hands were numb so it was very difficult for her to hold regular handled utensils. So, I took to the internet and found some large handled knives, spoons and forks for her which worked great. With Mom’s own set of…
