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Home safety and fall prevention is extremely important for seniors and the elderly. By taking the necessary precautions and making the appropriate purchases for your home like a shower bench or transfer bath chair you can help prevent falls and protect the ones you love from injury.
As we get older and our legs, arms, and hands begin to weaken, the bathroom can be the most dangerous room in the house. Bathrooms combine moisture and linoleum floors, and rarely give you a soft surface to land on if you fall. Getting on and off the toilet or getting in and out of the tub can put an elderly person at serious risk.
There are many dangers associated with taking a bath or shower regardless of your abilities and mobility. Falling in the bathtub is always a risk and should be avoided at all costs. A bathtub transfer bench gives someone back their independence to take a shower whenever they want, without asking for assistance.
To use one, you just place it so that one side is sitting inside your bath tub and one side is sitting outside of your tub. The person using it would just sit on the bench on the side that is outside of the tub and slide across while sitting. For someone in a wheelchair, the transfer bench can allow them to assist themselves. Getting over the shower curb is traditionally one of the toughest obstacles for someone in a walkin bathtubs. But with the bench, they can slide and easily do bath transfers across the curb.
Installation of a transfer bath chair is simple and quick. You just set it up and place it where you want it. Some transfer benches even come previously assembled. These benches come in many different sizes, styles and price ranges so there is sure to be one to fit your needs or the needs of the recipient.
A shower bench is usually made of heavy duty plastic and metal. They are simply put in your shower/tub area and can be sat on when showering. These benches reduce the chances of falls and make showering easier for the elderly and people with disabilities. They provide stability especially if your legs are weak or your balance is off. These bath benches are often a great aid if you have a caregiver that helps you bathe. The chair allows you to be stable and so the caregiver does not have to worry as much about you losing your balance.
The shower bench is no longer just for the injured, elderly, or physically challenged. It has become a relaxing necessity providing comfort, security and safety in our bathroom. Regardless of your age or gender, it can provide a truly unique shower experience.
It is portable for easy storage and travel. Because it's easily adjustable in width, the seat fits standard bathtubs 19" to 28" (48.3 to 71.1 cm) wide. Rubber stops help protect your tub from scratches. Built-in soap dish with drain holes.
Ideal for those who have difficulty standing for extended periods of time while bathing.
Product Size: 31" w x 14 3/4" d x 1 5/8" h (78.7 cm x 37.5 cm x 4.1 cm)
Capacity: 300 lbs (136.1 kg)
Lifetime limited warranty
Adjustable width
Many disabled bathroom bath bench are free standing, meaning you can simply lift them into and out of the shower/tub before and after your shower. There are also Home Products for Seniors that are installed onto the shower wall and can be lifted and placed down depending on the user's preference. If you are renovating your bathroom and decide you want a built in shower bench, then it can simply be built and tiled like the bathroom.
Shower Tub Chair for Bathroom Safety (yellow)
The Bathroom Safety Shower Chair by Drive Medical is guaranteed to improve your bathing experience. The back, seat and legs snap together making assembly a cinch without tools. Manufactured with a corrosion proof durable aluminum frame which is strong and lightweight, this product provides maximum safety in the bathroom.
The seat and back were developed using recycled materials and were ergonomically designed with curves to offer support and add comfort. The seat has holes to allow for drainage and handles in order to reduce the risk of slipping. The shower chair has angled legs with suction style tips providing extra stability.
An additional feature of this chair is that the legs are height adjustable in order to meet your specific needs. In an attractive yellow color, this Bathroom Safety Shower Chair will make a great addition to your home.
Features and Benefits
Easy Snap together assembly, back, seat and legs
Drainage holes in seat reduces slipping
Aluminum frame is lightweight, durable and corrosion proof
Angled legs with suction style tips provide additional stability
Support collar prevents leg movement
Product Specification
Outside Legs (Width): 17".
Outside Legs (Depth): 17".
Seat (Width): 20".
Seat (Depth): 14.5".
Seat (Height): 15.75"-19.75".
Product Weight: 6.5 lbs.
Standard Portable Shower for Wheelchairs
FAWSsit-S2000 (36"x36"x48") Standard Model
For use by individuals weighing up to approximately 220 lbs and who do not require footrests on the wheelchair. Designed for any individual who can sit comfortably in a standard sized wheelchair.
This model enables the user to either do their own bathing, with the enclosure of a full privacy curtain, or to have the assistance of a care attendant who can reach in and assist in the bathing without having to get into the shower with the person in a wheelchair.
The front curtain can be left open to enable easy caregiver access, and only the FAWSsit™ design directs the waste water to the back of the pan for easy and complete removal with the safe frame-attached waste water removal pump.
The shower head can be either frame mounted or hand-held to facilitate complete water access for bathing.
Super Standard Portable Shower for Wheelchairs
FAWSsit-SS4040 (42"x42"x48") Super Standard Model
For use by individuals weighing up to approximately 300 lbs, or who may require the use of footrests on the wheelchair Slightly larger than S2000 for those that need just a bit more room. Meets the needs of wheelchair users who do not require a tilt back shower wheelchair. Allows room for wheelchair foot pads as well as the wheelchair.
With the same caregiver access and usability features as the S2000 Standard model, this unit also allows for quick set up, easy roll in, and immediate roll out after the shower is completed.
The unique pan design for all FAWSsit models enables waste water removal while showering, so once the shower is completed there is no need to wait for drain pan emptying, unlike all other shower pan designs.
The FAWSsit pump is custom-designed as well to rapidly remove the waste water, and to run safely wet or dry.
A special filter mechanism designed into all FAWSsit showers ensures that no blockage will occur with the FAWSsit waste water removal pump.