Safe Step Stool For Alzheimer’s Sufferers

Alzheimer sufferers have very special needs. They need a safe step stool for getting into bed or when trying to get on a bus. So what would you look for in a step stool when considering an Alzheimer sufferer? First, make sure that the step stool has a large standing surface so it is easy to see and to stand on or even turn around on, should the situation require it. Next, make sure that the step stool is rated for 500 pounds, this is very important if your loved one is a bit on the heavy side.

Please don’t buy a cheap step stool that has rungs like a ladder for your Alzheimer sufferer. These are just plain dangerous to use because you have to balance yourself on a 2 or 3 inch wide rung. Probably not something you want your elders doing.

I’ve seen some bus step stools made of metal. These step stools usually have legs which can make the step stool wobble on uneven surfaces. The legs also make it possible to get your foot caught under the step, especially if the vision of the person using it is not the best. Bus drivers at Alzheimer Assisted Living facilities have horror stories to tell about visually impaired seniors who couldn’t see very well and put their foot under the metal bus step stool instead of on top.

You want to keep your loved one safe, so take the time to consider who will use the step stool, where the step stool will be used, i.e. outside in the weather or in icy conditions. Lastly, what features does the step stool have to have to make it safe for your loved one. I hope these tips will help you when looking for a safe step stool for your Alzheimer sufferer.

David C. DuPont has been finding solutions to step stool problems for over 9 years. He has helped people solve their problems by helping them find kitchen step stools, wooden step stools, kids step stools, plastic step stools, bus step stools and step stools for senior citizens to use when traveling. To see his step stools or to contact him to find a stepstool for you, go to www.Shure-Step.com

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Senior Step Stool

The aging U. S. population is very independent and wants to try to do things themselves, if possible. They want to get on & off buses by themselves so they want a step stool that is easy to see, safe & sturdy to stand on that is 6 inches high. They also want a step stool light enough for the bus driver to pick up & easily store inside the bus while in transit.

The Senior Step is a lightweight yellow step stool that has a black sandpaper top for sure footing when stepping up to get on a bus or in a pickup truck. This step stool measures 24 inches x 14 inches. It’s 6 inches tall and weighs 9 lbs. making it perfect for buses used by Assisted Living Centers, Independent Retirement Centers and transportation companies and departments.

Patients leaving their hospital or surgery center have a similar need as seniors when getting into their own vehicle to go home after a surgical procedure. The patient is sometimes lightheaded and unsure how to physically navigate themselves into their vehicle. The Senior Step Stool works well in this situation, giving the patient a large enough surface to be able to turn around and sit on the edge of the car seat. Then the patient can turn on the seat and move their feet inside the car.

This step stool is 6 inches high, the perfect height to give a boost to any surgery patient trying to gently sit themselves into their own vehicle. Also, this stepstool is very durable and has no legs!! It has a continuous perimeter that contacts the ground so it’s stable even on uneven ground. The perimeter wall on this step stool prevents your foot from getting under the step stool and possibly injuring yourself.

The Senior Step is 6 inches tall and measures 24inches long x 14 inches deep. The step weighs 9 pounds and will store easily under a seat or in another storage area on your bus.

David C. DuPont has been finding solutions to step stool problems and designing step stools for over 9 years. He has helped people solve their problems by helping them find bus step stools, exercise step stools, hospital step stools, kitchen step stools, wooden step stools, kids step stools, plastic step stools and step stools for senior citizens. To see his step stools or to contact him to find a step stool for you, go to www.Shure-Step.com

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How To Find A Safe Step Stool For Putting Up Christmas Decorations

How To Find A Safe Step Stool For Putting Up Christmas Decorations


When you want to put up your Christmas lights this season be sure to look for a lightweight heavy duty step stool with a large top surface instead of a ladder. In a lot of situations your ladder might be too bulky to set up properly. Sometimes if the ground is soggy the legs of the ladder may sink into the ground when you stand on it. Making the ladder unstable and possibly tip over, with you on it!!! Yikes. When you open the ladder to put up Christmas decorations around your house it can be very difficult to set it down on the ground without setting it on plants or around other decorations without making the ladder unstable or breaking the decorations. This is where a smaller step stool can get into tight places safely to provide the proper support for you while putting up Christmas lights on the outside of your house or putting the angel on the top of your Christmas tree. Just make sure the step stool doesn’t have any legs if you’re using it outside. Legs sink into the ground.

Using the right step stool you can make putting up Christmas lights easy and safe. And don’t forget that you have to take all those Christmas decorations down too. So make it safe and happy holidays for everyone by using a safe step stool to put your decorations and lights up. Your family will be glad you did.

David C. DuPont has been finding solutions to step stool problems and designing step stools for 9 years. He has helped people solve their problems by helping them find kitchen step stools, wooden step stools, kids step stools, plastic step stools and step stools for senior citizens. To see his step stools or to contact him to find a stepstool for you, go to www.Shure-Step.com

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How Do You Find An Auto Repair Shop

The best way to find an auto repair shop is to ask questions. Ask your friends and family if they have had a good experience when getting their own car repaired at a shop. Ask yourself a few questions also. Like, What is important to me?, Price? Quality of repair?, Getting the repair done quickly? First you have to know what you expect in order to find an auto repair shop that will suit yourself.

Which Auto Repair Shop Is Right For Me?

Everyone is different and every auto repair shop is different. Some auto & truck owners want to wait until their vehicle breaks to repair it. Some owners want every detail of auto maintenance taken care of for them. There are so many shops to choose from that you must have some qualifying questions to ask before you take your vehicle to an auto repair shop. Asking how much the repair is going to cost is the biggest mistake an owner can make when trying to find the auto repair shop that’s right for them. Instead ask if the auto repair shop is a member of AAA, American Automobile Association or the BBB, better Business Bureau. Ask if any of the auto repair shop mechanics are ASE Certified. Ask what the shop warranty on repairs is.

The old bait and switch trick

Asking for a price over the phone before anyone has had looked at your car is a bad idea because you will get auto repair shops that will gladly give you a low price to get you and your car into their shop. Unfortunately, when you get the bill after the repair is done the price you were quoted is sometimes a fraction of what they want you to pay to get your car back. This called “bait and switch”. The shop lures you wit ha low price to get you to bring your car to their shop with no intention of honoring that price. Don’t think this can’t happen to you.

The Car Whisperer Online aka, David DuPont, is an ASE Certified Master Mechanic and has been working on cars since he was 9 years old. For the past 17 years David has been helping car owners with their auto repair problems at his auto repair shop, Kar Hospital, 3419 Ella Blvd., Houston Texas, 77018. www.KarHospital.com

How To Buy A Bariatric Step Stool

Let’s look at how to buy a safe bariatric step stool. It doesn’t matter what type of step stool you are considering, folding step stool, a wooden step stool or a plastic step stool. The step stool has to be rated at 500 pounds for bariatric needs. What you are looking for is the load rating to be stamped on the step stool somewhere. Most large corporations with safety departments require a minimum of a 500 pound rating be stamped somewhere on the step stool. You should do the same.

Does that make it a safe step stool? The load rating only gives you an idea of how much a person can weigh and still stand on your particular step stool safely. Then look at the step stool, does it look sturdy? Does it have a large top surface? A large top surface will make stepping onto the step stool much easier. It also allows a person to turn and move in a different direction easily, like getting into a car or truck. Mobility is a problem for some bariatric patients, so a large top area on your step stool to maneuver is a feature you should definitely consider.

But maybe you don’t need a step stool with a large surface. Perhaps you need a bariatric step stool that is smaller and easy to store. If this is the case, be wary of folding step stools. They tend to be load rated less than 250 pounds and may not support larger people.

The next thing you will want to look at are the non-slip pads on the bottom of your bariatric step stool. Make sure your bariatric step stool has non-slip rubber pads to keep it from sliding on a smooth or wet floor. To check the non-slip pads on your step stool, feel the pads with your hand. If the pads feel like the soft rubber on your tennis shoe, it’s probably a good non-slip pad

David C. DuPont has been finding solutions to step stool problems for 9 years. He has helped people solve their problems by helping them find kitchen step stools, wooden step stools, kids step stools, plastic step stools and step stools for senior citizens. To see his step stools or to contact him to find a stepstool for you, go to www.Shure-Step.com

CLICK HERE to order Shure-Steps

Safe Step Stools for Auto Repair Shops

Mechanics working at dealerships and auto repair shops will use what ever is convenient to make their work easier, even if it’s unsafe; like using a milk crate instead of a step stool. The reason a technician would do this is because they think it might save them a little time. Milk crates are a poor choice for a safe step stool. Milk crates will tip over if the mechanic is standing on the edge trying to reach over. Milk crates have nothing on the bottom to keep them from sliding and they are not designed to stand on them.

Auto mechanics have a couple of choices when it comes to buying a safe step stool for their repair shops. Let’s take a look at a couple of the step stools to see which will work for your auto repair shop. “How can you get the best step stool for your shop?”

Which Step Stool Is Right For Me?

Let’s take a look at the shop step stools out here. The most popular step stools for auto repair shop are the hook over the wheel step, a heavy duty metal 2 step stool that has attachments like a tray for holding tools and then there’s a plastic stackable step stool. The hook over the wheel step has no legs, but you are limited to working on either side of the truck by the wheel. The metal 2 step stool is kind of big & heavy making it difficult to move around. The plastic step stool is light and pretty easy to move around. It comes in different sizes to fit your specific needs.

Do your mechanics work on 4x4 trucks?

Do you have different size trucks come into your service bays, like half-ton, 1-ton. 4x4’s? Are there different size employees servicing these trucks? You might want to consider which of the above designs works best for your shop. But before you purchase a safe step stool for your auto repair shop, ask yourself what’s important to you. Do you want a lightweight easy to move step stool? Are there specific problems with the step stool you are currently using? Is a warranty important? When you’ve answered these questions it will make your step stool decision much easier.

David C. DuPont has been finding solutions to step stool problems for 9 years. He has helped people solve their problems by helping them find bathroom step stools, kitchen step stools, wooden step stools, kids step stools, plastic step stools and step stools for senior citizens. To see his step stools or to contact him to find a stepstool for you, go to www.Shure-Step.com

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Safe Step Stools for Pediatric Dentistry

When your youngster has to get a panoramic x-ray at their children’s dentist office, it can be difficult for the dentist to get the child’s mouth at the right height for the x-ray machine without a safe step stool for the child to stand on. Most of the panoramic x-ray machines are designed for adults (think tall). The task of elevating a young child to the correct height while having the kid remain calm & still during a panoramic x-ray of their mouth is no easy task. So what should a pediatric dentist look for in a children’s step stool?

In order for the children’s dentist to buy the best step stool for the job in their office, here’s what they need to look for:
1)Look for a large standing surface area so the child can feel comfortable for extended periods of time standing in one position. The large area allows the child to move their feet if they get fidgety.
2) Make sure the base of the children’s step stool is significantly larger than the top of the step stool. This one little detail adds a lot of stability to the child’s step stool.
3) Look for a load rating on any step stool you plan to use in a business. A 500 pound rating for any step stool seems to be what the military and large corporations require and so should you.
4) Legs are bad. If your step stool has legs, they will eventually either bend, break or the rubber pads on the end will wear out, not good because the step stool will wobble or slide.

David C. DuPont has been finding solutions to step stool problems for more than 11 years. He has helped people solve their problems by helping them find kitchen step stools, wooden step stools, kids step stools, plastic step stools and step stools for senior citizens. To see his step stools or to contact him to find or design a stepstool for you, go to www.Shure-Step.com

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