The Importance of a Sturdy Step Stool for Elderly People
Do you know a senior who has trouble getting into a bus or SUV? Choosing a safe step stool for an elderly or physically challenged loved one might be difficult. Many of us have elderly or physically disabled parents, grandparents, relatives, and uncles who have difficulties entering a bus or car. They may have recently had surgery, which makes moving their leg more than 5 or 6 inches off the ground virtually impossible. They are especially vulnerable to breakage when taken out for lunch or to a doctor's visit. Getting your loved one into your car or doing anything else that requires mobility might be quite difficult. Independent retirement homes and other senior communities have the same problem, and many have attempted to solve it by building their own plywood-based wooden step stools. Several communities have sought to address this issue by reusing old Coca-Cola bottle crates into wooden step stools. Others have even used a large block of wood as a wooden step stool to assi...