| As people get older, the need for a safe home | | | | that half of it is sitting inside your tub and the other half |
| increases. Most of today's homes are built for young | | | | is outside your tub. An old person who wants to bath |
| families. No matter how high or winding the stairs are, a | | | | can simply place it in the bathtub; sit on the bench's half |
| young person can successfully go upstairs or | | | | side sitting outside the tub; and then slide across the |
| downstairs without meeting an accident. For the | | | | other side inside the tub. |
| elderly, they no longer have the ability to do this | | | | For those who are in a wheelchair, the transfer bath |
| because old age weakens their legs, arms, and legs. | | | | chair allows them to easily take a bath by simply sliding |
| Maintaining balance is often a problem and falling is | | | | and then transferring across the curb. |
| often a cause of concern. | | | | If you are worried on how to install it on your shower, |
| For those who ever had a fall, the experience of | | | | do not fret. It is quick and simple to install a shower |
| helplessness is frightening. In the US, falls are the | | | | bench. You do not have to drill a hole on your floor or |
| leading causes of death from injury. Twenty-five | | | | screw it up to become stable. Simply assemble and it |
| percent of people over 70 years of age limit their | | | | is ready for use. You can also purchase transfer |
| activities because of fear of falling and not being able | | | | benches that are previously assembled. Shower |
| to get up from the floor. Even going to the bathroom is | | | | benches also come in different sizes, styles, and price |
| terrifying for the old since the combination of wet | | | | ranges depending on your requirements. Usually they |
| floors, electrical appliances, and shiny surfaces is prone | | | | are made of heavy duty plastic and metal, with normal |
| to falling. | | | | weight capacity of up to 250 pounds. |
| Taking precautions and making home remodeling plans | | | | Because of the heavy-duty frames, bathtub transfer |
| are vital to make your home livable for the seniors. | | | | benches help reduce the chances of fall while make |
| Since one of the most dangerous places in your home | | | | showering easier for the elderly. These benches are |
| is the bathroom, making the necessary changes in this | | | | also ideal for people with disabilities because they |
| part of the house is a good start. Even simple, | | | | provide stability to those with weak legs or to those |
| inexpensive, but appropriate purchases like a shower | | | | who are having problems with their balance. |
| bench can help prevent falls and protect your loved | | | | Even if you are not yet old or you are not physically |
| ones from injury. | | | | challenged, you can still use a shower bench. Besides |
| A shower bench or transfer bath chair gives back a | | | | safety and security, it also provides a comfortable |
| person's independence to take a shower, without | | | | bathing experience that even a young person can |
| anybody's assistance. You can place it in a way so | | | | enjoy. |