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ANyone have advice on this:Dad is in assisted living, but we do want to have a lockable door if possible, to his room (although not absolutely essential I suppose ). His hands are now too weak to open a standard door with handle and a key hole in center . He does not have the strengh to turn the key in its mechanism. Any advice?A combination lock first came to mind, but I'm not sure he can remember a combination even if very simple!

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Lever handles are good for this purpose.

There are coded locks which can be programmed with something like his birthday or 1-2-3-4.

Magnetic key cards might be an option.
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cover9339 Aug 1, 2024
Good idea, but he would need to remember where to touch to activate the system so he could input the code, especially if it is electronic
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strugglinson, changing the door handle is something best discussed with the Assisted Living facility. Chances are they may have such locks in their workshop, such as a lever handle, and a separate bolt lock (which they would need to drill an opening into the door to install) that doesn't require a key when opening from the inside.


Those "lever handles" are great. We have one on the door going in from the garage into the house. So easy to open when one has an arm load of groceries, you can use your elbow :)
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You will probably need permission to change the locks. The staff has keys to all the rooms and would need one for his.
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