Easier Living - a guide for older and disabled people living in London (view report contents)
Bathrooms
There is probably more equipment to help in the bathroom than there is for anything else.
These boxes (£2-£12, depending on size) make it easy to tell if you have
taken a medicine or not. The compartments are much easier to open than
medicine bottles. Keep them out of the way of children
Long handles come with sponges, combs, hairbrushes and more (£5-£11)
Speak your temperature (£18)
Grab rails (£5-£25+) are a must. Make sure they are fixed firmly in the
right place. Choose the right shape and a size which is easy to grip -
textured rather than smooth. There are dozens of designs - here are some
A portable bath lift (£300-£980) fits most baths, and lifts you in and
out.
Bath boards (£18-£40) and seats (£16-£32). A bath board gives you somewhere
to sit while you lift your legs over the bath rim.
A bath seat means you get into the bath in two stages - or bathe from
the seat.
Specially designed baths include shallow models (£190+), built in seats
and built in powered seats which lift in and out (£1200+). Walk in baths
with doors in the side cost from about £1200 and up.
A shower can be easier to get in and out of than a bath. If you fit one
with a level floor you can get into it on a wheeled shower chair (£55-£300+).
A shower seat or stool makes using the shower easier (£25-£200).
A raised toilet seat (£12-£40) makes low loos easier. Types like this
have arms to push on when getting up (£50-£105+).
Some loo seats have a spring (£150 and up) which support you as you sit down and have enough gentle pressure to help you stand up again
You can get loos which wash and dry you (£400 and up).
Please note: the Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) have a bathing products
website: www.bathingmadeeasy.com
Page updated January 2008
Table of contents
About
this guide
Getting
around
Around
your home
In the kitchen
Bedrooms
Bathrooms
Hobbies
Making
your home safer
Getting
equipped
Adaptations
Help with
money
Helpful
organisations
Local contacts
(London only)
