- The first problem I saw was that the handicap sidewalk entrance is a small distance from her apartment and someone had partially blocked it.
- Once on the sidewalk, she wheeled down to her apartment and had no problem entering because the doors were wide enough for her to enter comfortably.
- Once through the door, came the next problem in my opinion; carpet throughout the entire apartment except the bathrooms and kitchen.
- Her hallway is narrow, but she fit through with no problem. Her furniture is really big and some pieces had to be removed to allow her to pass through to her bedroom.
- The bedroom is a good size for an apartment, but her bed is too high and the options are to either remove the railing from the bed and put the box spring and mattress on the floor or get a new bed. Also in the bedroom, her bed will need to be shifted to the wall so that she can have enough room to enter bed on the side that is not against the wall.
- The bath in her bedroom is OK, but the height and width is of concern as to whether or not her bath bench will fit. The guest bath has a better tub, but she may have trouble getting into it.
- My biggest concern is the kitchen. Her apartment has a galley style kitchen that is very small. Something VERY SIMILAR to this picture I found on google:
Prissy's kitchen is very narrow like this one and it presents a lot of concerns for me and I do not feel comfortable with her even attempting to try and go in there to cook or get anything out the fridge for that matter. She would have to most likely back her wheel chair into the kitchen to even open the refrigerator. Also to put anything in the oven she would have to be on either side and could run the risk of burning her legs and not knowing it. While there, she rolled into her kitchen and got stuck because her chair is just about the same width of the kitchen and Greg had to help get turned around.
Although there are some issues with her current apartment; it is not enough for her therapists to say that she will not be able to come home in May. I am hoping and praying that her apartment is temporary and that we are able to find her an accessible home that will allow her to be independent and do one her favorite things, cook!
