How To Make Your Home More Accessible

Whether you have accessibility issues yourself, or someone else in your home does, it’s something that you will need to ensure is taken care of in the home. If this is not taken care of, then it might mean that it is much less easy to enjoy being in your home at all. But there are so many ways in which you might need to be able to make your home more accessible. In this post, we are going to discuss what the most important and relevant of these might be, and how to ensure that you are making use of them in your home. As long as you bear these in mind, your home should be much more accessible.

Install A Wireless Doorbell

It is of course hugely important to be able to catch when someone arrives at your front door. But if you are hard of hearing, then you might not always be aware of this happening. Because of this, it’s going to be a really good idea to make sure that you are installing a wireless doorbell, with a receiver that you can carry around with you. That way, no matter which part of the home you might be in, you will be able to know when someone is at the front door. This means you won’t miss a visitor ever again – and it also makes for a safer experience at home too, of course.

Add In Some Levered Handles

If you haven’t already, it might also be worth changing some of your taps for levered handles. These work on a lever basis, meaning that they require much less force to operate, and therefore are a lot easier to use for anyone. You can also add lever handles in place of door knobs. If you have noticed that it’s becoming harder to turn door handles, then having levered handles installed can be really helpful. This is going to be a very simple and quick installation process too, so you could have a much more accessible home in the matter of a few hours.

Get A Ramp

For those who need the use of a wheelchair, you will of course need to make sure that you have a ramp, so you can get into and out of the home with ease. Not only does this make it much less of a hassle getting home, it’s also an important fire safety issue, especially if you live alone but also if you don’t. You should always be able to install a ramp outside your home, but again you should have someone come to check whether this is possible in your specific home or not. As long as it is, you are going to find that this is definitely worth doing, and it will make your home much more liveable immediately. This is one of those things you probably can’t really afford to delay on, so be sure to look into it right away.

Fit Remote Controlled Sockets

If you tend to have trouble with leaning down low, then you might struggle to turn off switches as and when you need to, or to turn them on. That can be a real nuisance, and in some rare cases, even a hazard. So you need to find a solution here. Luckily there is a very simple one: you can just have some remote controlled sockets fitted. These are now very common, they are perfectly safe, and they are quick and easy to have installed. You will find that you are in a much more comfortable position once you no longer have to bend down to turn those sockets on and off.

Get A Walk-In Tub

When it comes to accessibility, one of the major parts of the home that often needs a lot of attention is the bathroom. You might well find it difficult to be able to move around in the bathroom – and one way in which this is normally true for many people with disabilities is when it comes to getting in and out of the bath. If you are now at a point where you can’t simply lower yourself into a tub and lift yourself out of it without fear for your safety, then it might be time to install a walk in tub. Walk in tubs are really effective, and they provide a very handy solution for a very common problem, so it’s something to look into for sure.

Install Grab Rails

You can have grab rails installed pretty much anywhere that you think you might need them. Commonly, they will be found in the bathroom by the toilet or tub, alongside any banisters on the stairs, and in other similar locations where it is important that you are able to keep yourself stable. By installing these you should be able to feel so much more safe and secure in your own home, so look into whether you can get someone to put these in for you as soon as possible.

 

Change Armchairs

You’ll need a comfortable armchair if you are going to be able to make your home as accessible as possible, and yet this might not be the first thing you think of in all this. However, there is something called a rise and recline armchair which is absolutely worth looking into, and which you will be able to use in order to avoid struggling to get into and out of a comfy chair. It’s amazing what a difference something simple like this can make to your life, so it is definitely something that you should look into as soon as possible if you are keen to make your home life a lot easier and simpler for yourself.

Those are just some of the ways in which you can hope to make your home a lot more accessible. You should find that all of these are well worth considering, and if nothing else you will be able to hope for a much more comfortable and relaxed home.

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