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Bathing aids & bath lifts
If you are wedded to your tub, you don't have to change it for a shower - there are a number of ways to bathe more safely and conveniently.
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Suppliers of bathing aids and
lifts. Click on a name to open their storyboard page in a new window:
Abacus Healthcare
AKW MediCare
Aquasoothe
Astor Bannerman
Bathtime Mobility
Care-Knight
Discount Scooters
Drive Medical
Gainsborough
Baths manufacturer
Huntleigh Healthcare
Joerns Healthcare
Mangar International
Nordic Care Services
Practical Bathing
Promedics
Sunrise Medical
WIBCO - The Walk-In Bath
Company
Low
tech solutions include seats (left), boards (right) and bath grips (above),
which can be used individually or in combination, making it easier and
safer to get in and out of the bath.
Alternatively,
a bath lift positioned in the tub can do the raising and lowering without
stress for the user.
Bath lifts may be powered by battery, by water power, or activated by the user's own slight body movements. The rotating seat shown on the right is water-powered and operated by a convenient lever on the outside of the bath. It lowers flush to the bottom of the tub for maximum water depth.
There
are various alternatives, from seats that lift and swivel to carry you
over the edge of the tub and lower you into the water, to less obtrusive
systems such as the belt-type seat (right) which allows you to settle
right down in the water, and tucks away when not in use.
The power bath on the left also includes a powered leg lifter, to assist those who find it a struggle to swing their legs over the side of the bath.
See also the bathroom products in the Professional section
