[PNWHEALTH] Cool tool

[Laura Larsson]

Friends:

I discovered a great new tool that saves my knees from pain (bad 
arthritis). If you are working with the elderly and they are 
having trouble cleaning their bath tubs or shower stall walls 
because they cannot kneel or they can't stretch over a tub to 
clean the walls, tell them about this tool.

It's from Scotch-Brite and is called a Shower & Bath Scrubber. It 
sort of looks like the scritchers you use to wash pots but is 
shaped like an iron and fits on the end of a long collapsible 
handle. The dimensions are about 3 inches by 5 inches. I included 
a picture so that you could see what I was talking about.

I got one a few weeks ago from Target just to try it out. (I knew 
I needed something since it hurt too badly to kneel for any 
period of time). Anyway, it works really well, is relatively 
inexpensive - I got mine for $5.99. It is easy to grasp even with 
arthritis in your thumbs. The head is replaceable. Did I say that 
it works well? Worth repeating. And you can buy bristle brushes 
that fit on the handle as well as the replacement scritchers.

Standard disclaimer: I don't own stock nor do I have a financial 
interest in Scotch-Brite. I just thought this might be of use to 
those of you who are getting to be that age when it is getting 
harder to do things and for those of you who are working with 
people with this kind of disability.

What tools do you use to live better? We could use these lists to 
share them with others. So, please feel free to share your cool 
tools with the rest of us as you discover/use them. Especially if 
they can be used by those with (growing) disabilities.

Happy Monday!

Laura

-- 
Keep well and connected,

Laura Larsson
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University of Washington
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read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and 
relearn."  Alvin Toffler

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