How a Bath Wheelchair Can Fit Your Bathroom and Other Tips to Make Your House a Home

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A house becomes a home when it is able to effectively support the family's daily pursuits while cultivating the best thoughts, memories, feelings, and behavior. Homes should be the inhabitant's safe haven. How do you make a home a secure place for its dwellers?

Examine the common living areas in the house. Are the electrical and telephone cords secured in place? Do the doors and windows open seamlessly and lock securely? Are the pathways free of clutter? Make sure that everything in the house is always in their proper places to avoid falls. If your appliances have remote controls, it would be easier for everyone if the controls have their specific storage space when not in use.

Inspect your kitchen. Are the appliances working? Where are the sharp objects like knives? Make sure that children are unable to reach these objects. Keep all flammable materials away from the stove. Check if the sink faucets are working properly.

Pay attention to your bathroom. Bathrooms are one of the most dangerous places in the house, regardless of your physical condition. Generally compact, bathrooms are designed for specific activities only. Unlike any rooms in the house, lavatories are inflexible because you cannot just rearrange your furniture in case you want to change something. If someone would have an accident or would require a wheelchair, it would be difficult for these individuals to access the area.

One challenge related to the bathroom is getting inside it especially if you use a piece of mobility equipment like a bath wheelchair. Your bathroom can be remodeled for bath wheelchair access.

Bathroom Modifications

Door To accommodate the mobility equipment, replace your standard 24-inch door with a 32-inch door. If your door requires the wheelchair to turn before you can enter the bathroom, replace it with a 36-inch door.

Bathtubs Since tubs can be hazardous, installing grab bars are recommended to provide support. Bath benches and transfer chairs are affordable medical equipment that you may want to consider buying since these allow wheel-chaired persons to take a bath without having to lower themselves in the bathtub.

Shower If you want, you may replace your tub with showers. It would be easier for persons in bath wheelchairs to use the shower since they would not have to get up to wash. A bath wheelchair is an economical piece of wheelchair that people with ambulatory problems can use. It has a seat cutout like a toilet seat, which allows the user to reach all parts of the body without having to stand. It can make a world of difference in the quality of life and mental outlook of people with mobility problems. A perfect partner of showers, bath wheelchairs are usually made of plastic or rust proof steel, and thus are resistant to water.

Other things to consider include placement of door handles, water valve levers in the sink and tub, sink, faucet, temperature control, and lighting.

Making your house a safe haven for its dwellers should not be considered a task. It should be done with the purpose of making your home a comfortable and safe place to live for everyone, including yourself.

The writer, Mary Plummer, is an expert in home design, health and medical issues, and elderly care. He recently renovated his house and bought a bath wheelchair for his 80-year old grandmother, who lives with his family. Bath wheelchairs and other independent living products are available at Medame.com or by calling 888-413-9061

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