An Easy Access Tub Helps Your Parents Remain Safe at Home
Many of us have aging or disabled parents who want to retain their independence. They want to remain in their own familiar homes where they have built their memories. They do not want to move into a small apartment in a retirement center or a single room in a nursing home As their children or grandchildren, though, we notice when they begin to have difficulty with balance and mobility. We worry that could be injured if they fall. A fall in the bathtub is especially worrying, but there are two options. You can install grab bars and purchase a shower bench, or you can install an easy access tub like a walk-in tub. Grab Bars and Shower Benches Grab bars are bolted to the wall, while one end of a shower bench sits outside of the tub and the other end sits inside the tub. The bench has a handrail on each end, a slip resistant seat, and rubber tips on the legs. It may have a depression for a bar of soap. Your parent will sit down on one end, lift his or her legs over the edge