| Waking up in the middle of the night and feeling the | | | | Family members need to understand why elders and |
| need to use the bathroom can be irritating; more so if | | | | disabled become frightened of bathrooms. If you ever |
| you have mobility restrictions. Getting out of bed, | | | | experienced falling, you should know how it feels to be |
| walking to your destination, doing your thing, and | | | | helpless. Statistics reveal that falls are the number one |
| returning to your bed is cumbersome and very | | | | reason of death from injury in the US. In nursing homes, |
| inconvenient. For elders and disabled, aside from | | | | half of the elders experience falls annually. |
| waking up other members of the family, going to the | | | | Commode chairs reduce the possibility of falling since |
| bathroom poses some life-threatening risks. What | | | | they make it easier for the elders to get on and off |
| would happen if the person accidentally slips while in | | | | the toilet. Some bedside commodes function as |
| the bathroom? If the person lives alone, would help | | | | portable toilets, with detachable pails, to reduce the |
| immediately arrive? | | | | user's trips to the toilet. |
| Fortunately, you do not have to worry about your | | | | Bedside commode for handicapped creates a feeling |
| elders going through these terrifying experiences. | | | | of security and self-reliance. Similar to a standard |
| Recent technologies have created various | | | | composite 3-in-1 commode, it can easily be converted |
| independent living products that allow elders, disabled, | | | | from a portable toilet to a chair set above a toilet bowl |
| and people with mobility problems to move safely and | | | | to a raised toilet seat. You do not have to worry |
| comfortably with little or almost no assistance needed. | | | | placing it by the bed because it has a seat cover for |
| Bedside commode or commode chair is an | | | | hygienic purposes. The backrest is removable for |
| independent living medical equipment that provides | | | | added versatility. It looks like a child's chair upon first |
| assistance in the bathroom. For seniors, owning a | | | | impression but its mono-block form is very sturdy, it will |
| commode chair can be particularly helpful especially if | | | | not even corrode. Commode bucket, lid, and splash |
| they are already weak and unstable. For the disabled, | | | | guards are also included as additional feature. |
| it provides convenience since they do not have to | | | | The commode is adjustable to accommodate user's |
| move farther and experience discomfort. People who | | | | height. Sturdy and very stylish, users find it comfortable |
| have problems with their balance and movement are | | | | to sit on. If not in use, you can just close the lid and it |
| often at risk of falling in the bathroom due to their | | | | turns into a normal chair for the bedroom. Even |
| condition. Damp bathroom floors also contribute to this | | | | children can use the bedside commode as a potty |
| risk. More often, because of fear of falling, people with | | | | trainer. Toddlers will enjoy using this commode chair |
| mobility problems become very frightened to use the | | | | because it does not feel as cold as the regular toilet. It |
| bathroom by themselves. | | | | also has stable arms for supporting the user. |