My mom had arthritis pretty bad in both hands,so she was losing strength in both hands.plus she had cupletone in both thumbs.a button fastener did wonder's at helping her to button her shirts/blouses.then there's the pul over shirts, blouses dresses and pants with zippers.add a shoe lace or what ever to them.my needed a handheld flashlight every once in a while.so I bought one she can pickup and use when needed.plus it's one that'll plug into a Electric outlet for recharging,then unplugged for useage and a easy to use on/off switch..it worked so well for her,I bought a 2nd one for her on account they run down some where between 2 to 5 days.