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dimanche 16 mars 2014

Toilet Assistance Equipment For Individuals With Restricted Mobility

By Gwen Lowe


Across the globe, there are many people living with disabilities. For them to run their normal day, they will require the help of some facilities. The ones who have mobility disabilities can use the toilet assistance apparatus. This will be a supper way of equipping your loved ones who are disabled.

Many care shops out there provide much of the equipment necessary to achieve this. Simple handicap devices are now available that greatly help in making toilets more accessible to the disabled as well as increasing the users mobility. Given below are some of the common bathroom aids that can effectively assist people with restricted mobility.

To start with, there is adjustable shower chair. This is one of the most popular lavatory aids to help individuals with disabilities into the shower. Normally, these chairs are installed into the lavatory wall as permanent folding fixture. Besides permanent chairs, there are also portable seats that are easy to adjust or fold. The design of the chair that you are going to install in your bathroom will depend on the mobility of a person and present situation.

The other installation you will need in the bathroom is the grab bar. This should be put up around the toilet, shower and bathtub. This will also be applicable to the homes with seniors and the disabled too. These bars are of two types. These are the permanent and separable grab bars. All of them are easy to install in all bathroom walls. They can fit most bathroom walls and are very reliable. They are reliable as they support all the heavy weights of up to 113 kilograms.

If you want to increase the mobility of a disabled person, consider the use of a conventional bathtub. The bathtub lift is the ideal tool to fit. It is built at the top side of the bathtub to increase mobility. Apart from helping people with disabilities, you will find it useful to caregivers. This helps to reduce the assistance given to the disabled as they can be lifted using the bathtub lift. This secures people when bathing.

There is also a sliding shower bar. This makes a great deal of difference on the way the user takes a shower. This bar allows the user to be able to move the shower head the way he wants and to the to the right height for easier use. With the sliding bar, the user can use a shower more efficiently regardless of their position when taking shower, whether the user is sitting or standing up.

Since the disabilities vary from one person to the other, the facilities are as well different to suit each and every one of them. They can also be custom made to give the required aid when someone has special needs. A raised seat is the most commonly used as it will be more reliable because it enables the user to sit on it and up their back easily.

The first step when it comes to buying any type of bathroom aids is assessing what is actually needed. Compare various options and make a decision which aids would be of much help in your bathroom. Essentially, what you buy should make your washroom most efficient.




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