Care recipient (cr) has trouble holding onto the small head of a single key

Try: #glue the top of the key to the flat side of a poker chip the poker chip will give the cr a bigger surface to hold #to build a wider surface for a cr with difficulty pinching thumb against fingers use two poker chips and glue one to each side of the top of the key #let one side dry before gluing the next side and let both sides dry completely before attempting to use the key

Materials: Poker chip super-strength glue for metal and plastic

Categories: Medical Physical, Mobility, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Independence, No Supervision, Touch, So-So Touch, Poor Touch

Information: This tip is designed to make a single small key accessible it may be best used for a key not normally kept on a ring and not in danger of being misplaced such as for a locking file or a desk however this may also work well for a cr who only uses one house key and doesn’t carry other keys

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

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