Mum just looses things when she's busy or gets distracted. Sometimes she will get so far without her walking stick and then struggle. Two things I've done here: Her best stick is black. I've wrapped 2 bands (the width of the tap) of white insulation round it to make it easier to spot. There is a spare adjustable stick kept in the kitchen. I widened a clip for 22 copper pipe a little to fit and screwed it into the side of a kitchen unit. The stick is parked in there.

As for the grabbers, I keep one of these in the porch. It's rarely used but it's a useful thing to have around when for example somtething gets dropped behind a radiator.