Mobility Aids for the Elderly

Mobility aids in Ireland for the elderly and disabled: bed rails, walking aids, rollators, wheelchairs, bathroom and home aids, with buying guides and HSE help.

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Aids for the Elderly

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Aids for the Elderly at Home: Room by Room

The right home aids for the elderly depend on where daily life gets hard. Start with the room or the task that causes the most trouble.

Bedroom

Getting in and out of bed is one of the most common times for a fall. A bed lever or bed handle gives a firm handhold for sitting up and standing, while bed rails help stop someone rolling out at night. Bed raisers, leg lifters and an overbed table make the bedroom easier for anyone spending long hours in bed.

Bathroom and toilet

The bathroom is where most aids are needed. A raised toilet seat or toilet frame makes sitting down and standing up easier, a shower seat takes the risk out of standing to wash, and a bath lift lowers you into the bath and back up. Grab rails beside the toilet and at the shower entry complete the set.

Stairs, steps and hallways

A second banister on the stairs and a rail beside the front door prevent many falls. For a step or a raised door sill, a threshold or folding ramp helps wheelchairs, rollators and walking frames.

Getting around

Walking sticks suit people who need a little support on one side. Walking frames and other walking aids give support on both sides, and a rollator adds wheels, brakes and a seat for longer walks. For longer distances there are wheelchairs and mobility scooters, and a knee scooter helps after a foot or ankle injury.

Dressing, reaching and sitting

Dressing aids such as sock aids and long shoe horns, and reaching aids for picking things up, save bending after a hip replacement or with a bad back. An orthopaedic cushion eases tailbone pain and helps people who sit for long periods.

Getting in and out of the car

Car mobility aids such as swivel cushions, transfer handles and leg lifters make car journeys possible again. Wheelchair users can use a transfer board to slide from chair to car seat.

Mobility Aids Ireland

If you, a family member or carer feel that mobility aids for the home maybe be of some use then feel free to visit our mobility shop.

Care equipment for the elderly and those with disabilities is far more affordable these days with companies from all over the world making home mobility aids a very competitive marketplace.

Disability Aids

Medical aids allow comfortable home living for seniors and those with disabilities or long term illness.

Disability aids in Ireland cover everything from small daily living aids to wheelchairs and vehicle adaptations. For wheelchair users, the main pieces are a wheelchair that fits, a transfer board for moving between bed, chair and car, ramps for steps at home, and car aids and adaptations for getting about. An occupational therapist can assess what will help most at home.

Ageing research in the Irish elderly community has become of key importance with further education and at the forefront.

Assistive technology for older people covers any tool or device that helps someone manage daily tasks safely as strength, balance, memory, or eyesight decline.

This ranges from simple aids like grab rails, raised toilet seats, and swivel cushions for the car, through to electronic tools such as fall-detection pendants, automatic tablet dispensers, and video doorbells that let a person check who’s calling without getting up.

The goal in each case is the same: help people to keep doing things themselves for longer, rather than replacing their independence with constant supervision or a move into residential care.

Free Mobility Aids and Help With the Cost

Many people in Ireland can get mobility aids free or reduce what they pay:

• HSE aids and appliances. If you have a medical card, a Long Term Illness card or a Health Amendment Act card, the HSE can supply aids such as walking frames, rollators, wheelchairs, toilet and shower aids free after an assessment by an occupational therapist or physiotherapist.
• Council grants. The Mobility Aids Grant, the Housing Aid for Older People Grant and the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability pay for grab rails, ramps, level-access showers, stairlifts and bigger adaptations.
• VAT and tax relief. Wheelchairs, mobility scooters and rollators are zero-rated for VAT, you can reclaim VAT on some other aids, and you can claim 20% tax relief on aids a doctor advised.

Our guide to mobility aids grants in Ireland explains who qualifies and how to apply.

How to Choose the Right Mobility Aid

Start with the task that is hardest, not the product. If the problem is getting up from the toilet, a raised seat or a frame will do more than a new walking aid. If someone is unsteady outdoors but fine at home, a rollator may be enough.

An occupational therapist or physiotherapist can assess the person at home, recommend the right aids and show how to use them safely. Ask a GP or public health nurse for a referral. Our buying guides compare the main types and sizes, and our shop pages list products available for delivery in Ireland.