Being a caregiver for someone with ALS is incredibly difficult. Luckily, there are tools available which can make your life as a caregiver easier. Medical insurance may pay for some of these tools, but I’ve found that there are a number of relatively inexpensive tools that I’ve paid for out of my own pocket.
In this section, I’ll give you my comments on various caregiver tools that I’ve tried, along with my observations on their best use, and some of the things I’ve learned about picking the best tool for the job.
Here are some of the topics I plan to cover. The ones with links already have information.
- AFO
- Assisted Speech using inexpensive devices
- Bed
- BiPap
- Coughalator
- Home Improvements
- Patient Lift (aka Hoyer Lift)
- PEG Tube
- Pivot Disc
- Ramps
- Shower Stool
- Sonicare Toothbrush
- Standers Handybar
- Thick-It
- Toileting Tools
- Transfer Tools
- Walker
- Wheelchair
- Wheelchair Van
I’ll add more topics as I think of them, or as you suggest them. You can find links to sources for some of these tools in the right-hand column of this web site.
