Transfer Benches
Allow a person to sit while entering or exiting a tub.
- How it may help
- May reduce stepping over the tub wall and support seated bathing.
- Best for
- Tub-shower combinations, fatigue, limited balance, or post-surgical recovery.
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A visual reference to common home modifications and adaptive tools that may support safer daily routines at home. Use it as an idea catalog — not a prescription.
Bathrooms combine wet surfaces, tight spaces, and complex transfers. Small changes here often have an outsized effect on daily safety.
Allow a person to sit while entering or exiting a tub.
Reduce or remove the step-over threshold into the shower.
Provide stable hand support near toilets, showers, tubs, and transfer areas.
Raise the sitting surface or add arm support around the toilet.
Allow water direction to be controlled while seated or standing.
Use nonslip strips, mats, or slip-resistant flooring in wet areas.
Entryways, doorways, stairs, and transitions between rooms often decide whether the rest of the home is usable at all.
Create a smoother route over porch steps or entry barriers.
Smooth small height changes at doorways, room transitions, or patio doors.
Help a person move between levels when stairs become difficult.
Increase usable doorway clearance.
Replace twist-style knobs with easier-to-use lever handles.
Provide continuous support on stairs, steps, and entry areas.
Kitchens involve reaching, standing, lifting, and heat. Small adjustments can protect independence at meal times.
Make frequently used items easier to reach.
Allow work surfaces to match standing or seated use.
Use modified grips or rocking motion to make eating and cutting easier.
Help stabilize bowls, plates, and cutting boards.
Provide a safe place to sit during meal preparation.
Move daily-use items between waist and shoulder height.
Automation can reduce the number of steps between a person and the things they need — lights, locks, thermostats, and help.
Allow voice control of lights, reminders, thermostats, and some devices.
Allow keyless entry using a code, phone, or other access method.
Automatically light dark hallways, bathrooms, and bedroom paths.
Provide a wearable or wall-mounted way to call for help.
Use automatic shutoff or safer heating features to reduce cooking-related risk.
Everyday routines — dressing, reaching, getting in and out of bed — often benefit most from simple, low-cost tools.
Extend reach without bending, stretching, or climbing.
Tools such as button hooks, zipper pulls, long-handled shoehorns, or sock aids.
Provide a stable handhold for bed mobility or getting in and out of bed.
Overhead support devices that may assist repositioning in bed.
Keep essential items within reach near the bed.
Use baskets, shelves, or labeled areas to keep pathways clear.
The Home Readiness assessment walks you room by room and generates a shareable action plan.
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