Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 > Does anyone have direct experience of walk in baths? > > What sort of possible problems or difficulties have you encountered? > > Caroline > Jersey I have always wondered how these work (having seen the ads)..presumably you walk in to it empty and then fill it. They all *promise* to be watertight but I wonder if they are... Also sitting in an empty bath naked on a winter's evening is not my idea of a fun time! Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 > Does anyone have direct experience of walk in baths? > > What sort of possible problems or difficulties have you encountered? > > Caroline > Jersey I have always wondered how these work (having seen the ads)..presumably you walk in to it empty and then fill it. They all *promise* to be watertight but I wonder if they are... Also sitting in an empty bath naked on a winter's evening is not my idea of a fun time! Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 > Does anyone have direct experience of walk in baths? > > What sort of possible problems or difficulties have you encountered? > > Caroline > Jersey I have always wondered how these work (having seen the ads)..presumably you walk in to it empty and then fill it. They all *promise* to be watertight but I wonder if they are... Also sitting in an empty bath naked on a winter's evening is not my idea of a fun time! Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 And you have to wear a bathing costume too, according to the adverts. ;-) Lesley --------------- From: ruthie > Does anyone have direct experience of walk in baths? I have always wondered how these work (having seen the ads)..presumably you walk in to it empty and then fill it. They all *promise* to be watertight but I wonder if they are... Also sitting in an empty bath naked on a winter's evening is not my idea of a fun time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 And you have to wear a bathing costume too, according to the adverts. ;-) Lesley --------------- From: ruthie > Does anyone have direct experience of walk in baths? I have always wondered how these work (having seen the ads)..presumably you walk in to it empty and then fill it. They all *promise* to be watertight but I wonder if they are... Also sitting in an empty bath naked on a winter's evening is not my idea of a fun time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 And you have to wear a bathing costume too, according to the adverts. ;-) Lesley --------------- From: ruthie > Does anyone have direct experience of walk in baths? I have always wondered how these work (having seen the ads)..presumably you walk in to it empty and then fill it. They all *promise* to be watertight but I wonder if they are... Also sitting in an empty bath naked on a winter's evening is not my idea of a fun time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2001 Report Share Posted May 24, 2001 > Caroline, have you considered the Bath Knight? I've seen it advertised on television and it is a sort of tough material strip which gradually lowers the bather into the bath. Not sure how they get into the bath in the first place, but it apparently helpful to those who cannot lower themselves or get themselves out again afterwards. > > Alison Ah yes, my invalid mother used to use something like that, only it was more than a strip of fabric, it was a complete seat which had a kind of concertina of inflatable fabric underneath it, which was pumped up electronically to the level of the edge of the bath, so that a wheelchair bound person could edge herself from the wheelchair to this seat, and then the carer would deflate the seat till it was right down in the bath. Now unfortunately she can't even use this, we redid our downstairs loo to form a walk-in shower which the carer can wheel her straight into. Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2001 Report Share Posted May 24, 2001 > Caroline: >At the moment I am threatening to put dad on a garden chair in middle of lawn and turn the hose on him - he thought it might be ok at the moment as nice & warm & sunny but felt it might be a bit chilly in the > winter. LOL I think it would be excelllent. DH`s mum could really do with one, she is mobile - i.e. can walk to shops etc with a stick, but not stable enough to stand in a slippery bath under a shower or step upinto /pull herself out of a bath.I know the bath night strap-thing looks good but (to me) does not look v solid, you could fall backwards, and there would always be the fear of putting weight on it if you were large or felt clumsy, imho. I have used a half size but double depth bath (not a walky-in one) when I lived in France - used to take all the gear round to a friends flat as I only had a shower, adn it was bliss. I guess the companies have come across most of the questions before and the answers would be in the literature. You could ask for local refrences so you can see one in someone`s home, and talk about how reliable the company was - did they come on time, any further hassles, etc. Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2001 Report Share Posted May 24, 2001 > > Caroline: > >At the moment I am threatening to put dad on a garden chair in middle > of lawn and turn the hose on him - he thought it might be ok at the > moment as nice & warm & sunny but felt it might be a bit chilly in the > > winter. LOL Why not consider a walk in shower? It involves non slip tiles on the floor, a drain, and a shower unit. He could be wheeled in, showered, and wheeled out again. It works extremely well for my mother. Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2001 Report Share Posted May 24, 2001 Sorry. :-( My father became very weak in his last few weeks and my mum was faced with similar difficulties. What about a hoist into the bath? There are also inflatable cushion thingies that lower you in and out of the water. Take a peek at the weekend newspaper magazines, they usually advertise a variety of bath aids. You can also get a board to go across the bath, on which the bather sits and swings their legs over the bath rim. They can then lower themselves into the bath or onto a special raised stool. I assume you are covered by the NHS in Jersey, so you could try to get a bath aid from them. (I hope your service is faster than where my parents live - they brought the brought the bath lift the day after my father's funeral. Mother was *not* amused.) Alternatively, the Red Cross might provide something. The Yellow pages might be worth looking at, under Surgical or Medical Suppliers, for aids. Could you improvise with a garden chair or stool within the shower, until a better arrangement can be made? HTH Lesley ----------- From: germainsjy@ Ruthie & Lesley This does not help!!!! At the moment I am threatening to put dad on a garden chair in middle of lawn and turn the hose on him - he thought it might be ok at the moment as nice & warm & sunny but felt it might be a bit chilly in the winter. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2001 Report Share Posted May 25, 2001 sorry, late to this as always, we had a chair lift thing installed over an ordinary bath for my grandmother, but she found it very scary, we also had a sit down shower installed for her, but she didn't like that much either ! Curran Mum to Tim (7), (5), (3) and Philip 26/10/00 Co-Chair, MVA, Valley cushion agent, homebirth support and booking clerk Selby Rural NCT Region 7 Secretary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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