| Fact: One in two people over the age of 65 will fall | | | | allows seniors to handle everyday living, particularly |
| and break a hip. If you are a female, there is more | | | | bathroom duties, without the need for third party |
| chance that you will suffer a hip fracture in your | | | | assistance. You no longer have to worry about the |
| lifetime. | | | | possibility of your elder meeting an accident. More |
| When people age, the body becomes weak, bones | | | | importantly, this person regains his self-sufficiency |
| become feeble, and movement becomes difficult. | | | | because he knows that you made your house (or at |
| Every movement may lead to unfortunate incidents | | | | least your bathroom) a safe haven for him. |
| and can threaten the life of the victim. When an old | | | | If you are not familiar with a commode chair shower, it |
| person suffers hip fracture, it can pretty much | | | | is a seat that a physically challenged person may use |
| immobilize the elderly for an extended period. Although | | | | when fulfilling his bathroom needs. The seat is wider |
| this is an important matter, health professionals are | | | | than normal chairs and comes with plastic armrests |
| more concerned about the blood circulation of those | | | | for added comfort. What makes commode chairs |
| who suffer hip injuries. In this situation, circulation is | | | | ideal for elders is the fact that it does not just function |
| compromised since the elderly is unable to move. If this | | | | as a commode; it can also be placed on the bedside |
| happens, a blood clot may develop and threaten the | | | | of the patient so that the user will not have to travel |
| life of the victim. Based on studies, because of this | | | | far to go to the toilet. Commodes may be placed over |
| complication, almost 30% of elderly people who have | | | | your traditional toilet and are normally made of |
| hip fracture do not live beyond the following year. | | | | aluminum or steel to prevent it from collapsing due to |
| Since you already know that one half of senior citizens | | | | the patient's weight. |
| may suffer from hip fracture, the next logical thing to | | | | Aside from placing the commode chair shower beside |
| do is to find a way to prevent this from happening. | | | | the patient's bed, you may also want to consider |
| Whatever you do does not guarantee him that future | | | | making some minor changes in the bedroom by using |
| accidents will not happen, but it is good to know that it | | | | a bedrail or hospital bed instead of traditional ones. |
| will reduce the chances of a fall. | | | | Since the bathroom and the bedroom are the two |
| Since the bathroom is considered as one of the | | | | most common places where elders stay, you may |
| dangerous locations in the house for elders, you may | | | | want to concentrate working on these areas first. |
| start your preventive measures by installing safety | | | | Adding grab bars are definitely helpful to the elderly so |
| equipment to assist the elderly in the bathroom use. | | | | immediately put them up on your walls. In addition, |
| Commode chair shower is an independent living | | | | remove clutter and everything else that might get in |
| product that makes life a little easier for the disabled. It | | | | the way of your elders. |