Getting socks and stockings on is one of the first jobs to go when hips, knees or backs stop bending. This aid holds the sock open in a shaped cradle so your client can feed the foot in, then pull the sock up with the cords from a seated position.
The cord style suits people who can grip and pull but cannot reach past the knee, which covers a lot of post hip surgery clients, people with lower back pain and anyone managing arthritis in the spine or hips.
It is light enough to keep beside the bed or in a travel bag, and there is nothing to assemble or adjust, so it can be handed over at the first visit and used the same morning.
Keeping dressing independent is worth a lot at discharge.
