Try: Choose a bright bedspread that contrasts with the floor or sew a colorful ribbon around the edge of an existing spread to help distinguish the edge of the bed from similarly colored flooring or carpeting use a talking alarm clock or one with very large numbers add lights in the closet that automatically turn on when the door is opened arrange clothes according to color install a light switch table lamp or an automatic nightlight by the bedroom door so the cr never walks through a dark room have a lamp that can be turned on off from the bedside hang sheer curtains or blinds on windows to reduce glare attach contrasting molding or colored tape to furniture edges keep a magnifier on the bedside table

Materials: Brightly colored bedspread talking large print alarm clock automatic lights light switch or table lamp bedside lamp sheer curtains or blinds contrasting molding or colored tape magnifier

Categories: Maintenance, Medical Physical, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, So-So Vision, Poor Vision

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References: Adapted from the internet website www environmentalgeriatrics com household tips for people with low vision by rosemary bakker cornell university

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*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed