8 Great Home Modifications for Rheumatoid Arthritis

[SifuPhil]

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Here are 8 great ideas to make living easier and less painful for rheumatoid arthritis sufferers. Although they aren't ALL inexpensive (stair lift, anyone?) most of them are low-cost and easy to implement.

8 Great Home Modifications for Rheumatoid Arthritis

 

[SeaBreeze]

Those stair lifts are so nice, I remember seeing the first one many moons ago, on the TV sitcom Katie The Farmer's Daughter.

 

[SifuPhil]

I always wanted to put a souped-up motor on it, with a 5-point safety harness for the rider and flames coming out the exhaust.

 

[katlupe]

The double-sided tape is a good idea. I have done that on all my rugs. Much safer.

 

[hollydolly]

The double-sided tape is a good idea. I have done that on all my rugs. Much safer.

We have the double sided tape on all of our rugs... bear in mind that you need a different type of tape for rugs on carpet compared to bare floors...

We also have the safety handles in the shower, after I slipped a couple of years ago, and I asked hubs to fit them..

A couple of my elderly neighbours have stair-lifts... One of my friends' whose husband is wheelchair bound has a a proper lift (elevator) installed in her livingroom to her bedroom...