| No matter how careful you are, accidents happen. | | | | wheelchair, it would be difficult for these individuals to |
| There would be times that you would experience a fall, | | | | access the area. |
| mishap, or temporary disability. As you get older, due to | | | | One challenge related to the bathroom is getting inside |
| weak muscles and frail bones, you begin to realize | | | | it especially if you use a piece of mobility equipment |
| how inflexible you have become. One day, you would | | | | like a bath wheelchair. Your bathroom can be |
| go to the bathroom and would find yourself perplexed | | | | remodeled for bath wheelchair access. |
| because you could not lift your foot to enter the tub. | | | | Bathroom Modifications |
| Maybe it is time to give some thought how to make | | | | Door - To accommodate the mobility equipment, |
| your home more accessible, in anticipation of your | | | | replace your standard 24-inch door with a 32-inch |
| changing needs. | | | | door. If your door requires the wheelchair to turn |
| A house becomes a home when it is able to | | | | before you can enter the bathroom, replace it with a |
| effectively support the family's daily pursuits while | | | | 36-inch door. |
| cultivating the best thoughts, memories, feelings, and | | | | Bathtubs - Since tubs can be hazardous, installing |
| behavior. Homes should be the inhabitant's safe haven. | | | | grab bars are recommended to provide support. Bath |
| How do you make a home a secure place for its | | | | benches and transfer chairs are affordable medical |
| dwellers? | | | | equipment that you may want to consider buying since |
| Examine the common living areas in the house. | | | | these allow wheel-chaired persons to take a bath |
| Are the electrical and telephone cords secured in | | | | without having to lower themselves in the bathtub. |
| place? Do the doors and windows open seamlessly | | | | Shower - If you want, you may replace your tub |
| and lock securely? Are the pathways free of clutter? | | | | with showers. It would be easier for persons in bath |
| Make sure that everything in the house is always in | | | | wheelchairs to use the shower since they would not |
| their proper places to avoid falls. If your appliances | | | | have to get up to wash. A bath wheelchair is an |
| have remote controls, it would be easier for everyone | | | | economical piece of wheelchair that people with |
| if the controls have their specific storage space when | | | | ambulatory problems can use. It has a seat cutout like |
| not in use. | | | | a toilet seat, which allows the user to reach all parts of |
| Inspect your kitchen. Are the appliances working? | | | | the body without having to stand. It can make a world |
| Where are the sharp objects like knives? Make sure | | | | of difference in the quality of life and mental outlook of |
| that children are unable to reach these objects. Keep | | | | people with mobility problems. A perfect partner of |
| all flammable materials away from the stove. Check if | | | | showers, bath wheelchairs are usually made of plastic |
| the sink faucets are working properly. | | | | or rust proof steel, and thus are resistant to water. |
| Pay attention to your bathroom. Bathrooms are | | | | Other things to consider include placement of door |
| one of the most dangerous places in the house, | | | | handles, water valve levers in the sink and tub, sink, |
| regardless of your physical condition. Generally | | | | faucet, temperature control, and lighting. |
| compact, bathrooms are designed for specific | | | | Making your house a safe haven for its dwellers |
| activities only. Unlike any rooms in the house, lavatories | | | | should not be considered a task. It should be done with |
| are inflexible because you cannot just rearrange your | | | | the purpose of making your home a comfortable and |
| furniture in case you want to change something. If | | | | safe place to live for everyone, including yourself. |
| someone would have an accident or would require a | | | | |