subject: Provide Easier Bathing Access With Walk In Showers [print this page] As we age it becomes more difficult for us to lift our legs high enough to step in and out of the bathtub without falling. This problem causes many of the elderly population to stop taking showers and begin to wash their body with a wet cloth. The water on the skin is good for it and as we age we need to keep our skin clean and moist. Stopping showers and tub baths is not the option. Changing the design of your shower or tub is the optimal solution. Walk in showers or a walk in tub will allow the elderly to bathe without worrying about falling.
There will come a time in your life when you will want to remodel your bathroom. The shower head that is in the tub is one of the finest designs ever dreamed of. It allows you to bathe in a relaxing tub of hot water when you want to, and it also allows you to take a shower when you want to. When you do remodel your bathroom facilities you need to think about what will happen when you reach the point that stepping in and out of the tub becomes difficult. Planning for this eventuality while you are still young enough to design a solution for the problem will make your later years in life more fulfilling.
Walk in showers provide independence to the elderly. If the aged person still has a tub they have to climb into in order to take a shower they often have to get assistance to get in and out of the bath. This can be both inconvenient and embarrassing. It is inconvenient to have to wait to take a bath when there is someone there to get you in and out of your own bathtub. It is embarrassing because you have to be nude in front of someone.
Walk in showers can be designed with no doors to make it easier for people who are handicapped or who use walkers to get into and out of them on their own. These facilities can also be designed with wider doors that swing open and closed so that wheelchairs and walkers are easily gotten in and out of them.
Bars can be placed on the walls of these facilities so that the elderly person will have something to hold onto and steady themselves. Benches can also be constructed in them so you can sit down and wash your feet. Washing your feet while standing can be very difficult if you have trouble lifting your leg very high, you can easily be thrown off balance while washing your feet and suffer a fall.
The surface of the floor of these facilities can be constructed with materials that do not become as slick when they are wet as some other materials do. The materials that do not become as slick will not be as smooth as the tiles that become super slippery. All of these items and changes can be designed to be attractive and yet practical.
Walk in showers are beautiful and can enhance the appearance of any bathroom facility. The walk in showers is also an excellent solution for the elderly because they can have a shower that helps prevent them from falling.
