Aids to Daily Living
Aids to daily living cover a broad range of offerings that make
as perfect a fit for providers’ retail strategies as they do for
patients’ lifestyles. ADLs define products that are designed to
make life easier for homecare patients, but aren’t always covered by
Medicare/Medicaid or private payer insurance, and sometimes aren’t
even medical in nature. They simply make life easier.
With funding on the decline, ADLs represent a key cash sales
category for providers. ADLs are an easy entry point to cash
sales, since they are often relatively simple devices that don’t
require the same level of expertise as other types of DME. ADLs
and similar products ensure providers maintain a steady cash
flow, rather than waiting on reimbursement, and they don’t
require the effort and resources required simply to ensure billing
goes through, either.
In addition to the patients, their families should be considered
as potential buyers, as well. Baby boomers with disposable cash
who are caring for their parents are a case in point. The demand
for ADLs will most likely grow as the baby boomer population of
76 million cares for older parents and continues to enter retirement
itself.
Cool-jams Performance Sleepwear
Cool-jams Performance Sleepwear
Sleepwear Made to Combat Night Sweats
Cool-jams Performance Sleepwear is a collection of moisture wicking sleepwear that
helps combat night sweats. The sleepwear is made of an advanced micro-fiber fabric that
pulls heat and moisture away from the skin
to the outside of the fabric. Once the moisture
is absorbed, it dries rapidly (four times
faster than cotton). The sleepwear keeps
the user’s body cool, dry and temperature
regulated. Cool-jams offers women’s and
men’s styles in sizes small to 3X.
Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare
Padded Dressing Stick with Shoe Horn
Dressing Stick with Shoe Horn Helps Patients Avoid Bending
- The padded dressing stick is 24 inches long and equipped with a plastic-coated
‘S’ hook that can be used for pulling on and pushing off clothes.
- At one end is a shoe horn that lets users slide on footwear without
bending or stooping.
- The shaft of the dressing stick provides users with a soft grip.
Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare
Reacher
Reacher Helps Avoid Bending and Stretching
This new lightweight, aluminum frame reacher helps eliminate actions that
could cause injury for patients with limited range of motion. The trigger
requires only 12 ounces of pressure to close. The reacher is available in 26.5-,
28- and 32-inch lengths.
Graham-Field
Lumex Reachers
Reachers Help Avoid Patient Injury
- Three different reachers help users reach into tight spaces, grasp
objects in high spaces and pick up objects off the ground.
- A squeeze of the trigger closes the reacher’s jaws for a
tight grip.
- Deluxe reacher has 360 degree rotation.
PikStik
PikStik ProGrab
Reacher, Grabber Handy for Indoor, Outdoor Use
The PikStik ProGrab provides a versatile reacher
and grabber, featuring strong, angled, polycarbonate
jaws and magnetic precision tips. It’s
built for quality with a rustproof aluminum
shaft and welded assemblies for both indoor
and outdoor use. The ProGrab lifts up to 5
pounds and is available in 36 in. and 48
in. lengths. The ProGrab is a convenient
tool for clients to have in every room of
the house use.