Sylish Grab Bars for Independent Living and Aging in Place
Sylish Grab Bars for Independent Living and Aging in Place
Now and then we all need a little extra support. As we age it might not be as easy as it used to be to get up and down from chairs. sofas or beds. Sometimes we need to grab on to a grab bar or something similar to steady ourselves or have the confidence of getting up and down without stumbling. A fall resulting in a broken bone may be devastating with the results being no longer able to live independently in your own home.
Not only do one out of three adults age 65 or older fall each year, in the senior age group it is a leading cause of injury related death and the most common cause in the United States of non fatal injuries and hospital admissions.
Style does not need to be sacrificed for safety solutions. Anyone who must rely on a grab bar to get in and out of the bathtub or shower no longer has to have a bathroom with a hospital look. Grab Bars have never been so stylish and can be hidden in plain sight disguised as a towel rack, toilet paper holder, or soap dish. Integrated Support rails can blend right in with functional and practical bathroom accessories like a circular accent ring around a shower fixture or beside a toilet, a discrete hand rail that also doubles as a paper roll holder with room for extra rolls. Luxurious Shower Seats that thinly fold against a shower wall are also more readily available for stylish safety. Other designs that integrate style with safety are also available to an aging population who prefers to age in place and stay in their own homes in their twilight years.
Many people install safety products years before they are actually a necessity and they do not take away from stylish decor. In fact, many guests may not even realize that there are any support bars in a room. Grab Bars have come a long way over the years. They do not have to be institutional looking and may make the significant difference of preventing slips and falls.