With age sometimes comes reduced motor skills, making it difficult to use traditional drinkware - this is often the case for the elderly or those living with a health condition or disability, which can be extremely frustrating. They can be uncomfortable to drink from, with wide rims and small handles that require tilting your head back and fiddling with your grip.
At Complete Care Shop, we offer a range of drinking aids for those who struggle with traditional cups and mugs so you or a loved one can keep hydrated while feeling more comfortable, confident, and independent.
Our top products to help you enjoy a cuppa
Sometimes there’s simply nothing better than a cup of tea, coffee, or drinking chocolate. Even warmer weather doesn’t mean you have to give up your hot teas and coffees - in fact, a study shows that drinking hot beverages in summer can help cool you down - and they can even contribute to your daily liquid intake. However, making hot drinks may be a cause for concern if you have limited mobility, grip, or strength in your hands, as it usually requires lifting and pouring a boiling kettle.
Kettle tippers
A kettle tipper, such as the Combination Kettle Tipper, is an effective way to increase your safety when making hot drinks as it simply needs to be tilted to pour and prevents the need to lift a kettle full of hot water.
Insulated mugs
Most people hardly finish their hot beverages, as they tend to grow cold if not drunk quickly. Our Insulated Mug with Lid helps prevent that. You can keep hot drinks and foods warmer for longer and consume them at your own pace. It has a lid to cover your mug and keep the heat for as long as possible. We also have the Thermo Safe Two Handled Insulated Mug with two large handles for added grip.
Two-handled tea time
Enjoy your cuppa in style with our two-handled crockery, designed to help you have more stability and independence when making your brew. Our Two Handled Bone China Cup and Saucer is lightweight to make sure those with shaky or frail hands can safely hold a drink. The Wade Dignity Two Handled Feeding Cup features the same dual-handle design, as well as a drinking spout to avoid any spills. Enjoy your independence again during tea time.
Stay hydrated in bed or lying down
For bedbound individuals, it can be a struggle to sit up and use traditional drinkware every time you need a drink. There are many drinking aids available at Complete Care Shop that are designed especially for use in a bed or chair to make drinking accessible even when you’re lying down.
Non-spill cups
One such example is cups with non-spill lids, designed for you or a loved one to be able to drink with minimal effort while reclining or lying down. Most of our non-spill cups feature a spout or straw to allow you to drink comfortably without much movement.
The Spill Proof Cup is compatible with any standard disposable straw and comes with a non-spill lid that enables you to tilt and drink from the cup when you’re lying down. It’s one of the best drinking aids for elderly people and those who are in bed for a prolonged time due to an injury or illness, offering independence to those who need assistance to sit up when needing a drink.
We also have the Non Spill Cup, designed with deep grooves around the cup to facilitate your grip and a drinking spout that you can use when lying down.
Bottles with drinking tubes may also benefit you if you’re regularly in bed or on a chair. The Hydrant Water Bottle with Drinking Tube features a clothes clip to keep the drinking tube close at hand and can increase your independence when staying hydrated. Hydrant bottles are also ideal for wheelchair users, featuring a handle bracket so the bottle can rest on the back of a wheelchair or close to a bed.
Our top drinking alternatives to increase hydration
Staying properly hydrated is essential for our health and well-being, especially as the weather gets warmer, increasing the risk of dehydration. This is particularly true for the elderly, who are more susceptible to overheating and dehydration as our body’s fluid reserve becomes smaller with age. We have drinking aids that offer effective alternatives to ensure you can still get the liquids you need to stay hydrated.
Adult feeding cups
Adult feeding cups, like the Feeding Beakers & Lids - Twin Pack, are a great drinking aid for the elderly. They can be used to consume semi-solid foods and liquids and reduce the risk of spills by decreasing the size of the area you or a loved one are drinking from. They are lightweight and easy to grip with graduations down the side to mark your liquid intake, and you can choose between two spout sizes.
At Complete Care Shop, you’ll also find the Feeder Cup With Twin Handles, which features two large handles for added grip and stability. You can also choose between a wide or narrow drinking spout to suit your needs.
