Mirrors can help increase the range of vision of patients with disabilities

My mother is in a nursing home and is unable to move. When it was her birthday last week, we bought in some brighly coloured balloons with her name on.

When I came to see her the following day, the staff and placed the balloons and some of her cards on the locker by her bed, but she couldn't see them.

I understand that the balloons could have been in the way if they had been hung at the end of her bed as her room is quite small.

However, by placing a large mirror on the wall opposite her bed, my mother was not only able to see the balloons in the reflection, she also gained extra light as the light from the window was reflected back into the room.

Jill