1. Shoes with velcro fasteners
2. Pullover shirts and pants with elastic waistbands
3. Electric toothbrushes
4. Plastic urinals (one hooked over a bedside wastebasket and one under the front
passenger seat in the car)
5. Bottled water and an extra pill box with a day's supply of medications in the car
6. A change of clothing in the car (especially underwear)
7. Adult sized bibs or cover-all aprons
8. A plate guard (useful to carry in a tote bag when eating out as well as at home)
Also, foam handle grips for spoons and knives.
9. A T-handle rocker knife and case (great for cutting food; also carry in tote bag when eating out)
10. Office chair mats (keeps carpets clean next to bed;under dining chair or recliner)
11. Grabbers and telescoping magnets
12. Velcro to replace buttons on shirts (remove buttons and sew them on over the
buttonholes so they look like the shirt is buttoned up, then sew velcro behind
the buttonholes and on the other side, where the buttons were removed)
13. Rubberized shelfpaper as placemats so dishes don't slide easily
14. Cereal dispensers, Large storage containers for chips, snacks and
crackers/cookies (saves the frustration of opening boxes and bags)
15. Touch lamp on the nightstand (easy to turn on at night)
16. Lighted digital clock on nightstand
17. Door levers rather than knobs
18. Phonebook card holder for playing cards (take an old phonebook to a copy center that has an electric paper cutter and have them cut the book about 1 1/2 inches from the spine; discard the loose pages and with the spine resting on a table and holding the pages together very tightly, wrap masking tape around the "book" lengthwise, securing the ends and leaving the cut edges of the pages to hold playing cards) a clean/new hairbrush will also serve nicely for this purpose
19. A lanyard for the cellphone keeps it hanging handily around the neck (we both have cell phones and use them often to save steps around the house and when shopping in stores; they are a must have when help is needed because of a fall or freezing)
20. Book rest or laptop table (wonderful to keep books, iPads, laptops, etc. steady when reading)
