Device Description
This item is part of OK ABLE Tech's Respite Kits, a project in partnership with the Oklahoma Human Services Community Living, Aging, and Protective Services division. Only individuals who provide care may borrow this item. Caregivers may include those caring for a parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, friend, or anyone else. Applicants must be actively providing care—whether part-time, in the evenings, on weekends, or full-time. To borrow this item, applicants must first complete the Respite Kit Request Form: https://forms.office.com/r/wVwMANMRPg.
The 7-Piece Hip Knee Replacement Kit is a set containing two grabber reachers, a leg lifter strap, a sock aid, a dressing aid stick, a bath sponge, and a long shoehorn. This set can assist individuals recover from knee or back surgery without further strain. Both the grabber reachers are designed to rotate a full 90 degrees for use both vertically and horizontally and have nonslip rubberized jaws, which allows the user to pick up items as small as a dime. The shorter one, which is 19-inches long, can be used in a car, wheelchair, or while grocery shopping, while the longer one, which is 32-inches long, can be used to reach an item on top shelves or pick up dropped items. The Loop Leg Lifter is a rigid and durable strap designed for repositioning the leg in a car, wheelchair, or on a bed after many different surgeries. The Dressing Stick has a large vinyl coated ""S"" Hook on one side to assist with putting on shirts, pulling up pants, skirts, or helping put on shoes or removing socks, and a Vinyl coated ""C"" Hook on the opposite end for pulling zippers and shoelace loops. The Sock Aid allows users to easily put on socks or stocking without bend over. A 22-inch-long Bath Sponge makes bathing without bending and twisting easier. A 24-inch-long shoehorn is included to easily put on any type of shoe while standing. Note Oklahoma ABLE Tech will not loan out the bath sponge for a short-term loan. "