Bathroom Options For Those With Limited Mobility In Bed
Filed under Disability, Handicap Bathroom
If you have limited mobility in bed and need to use the bathroom, there are many bathroom options that do not require much mobility from the user. It allows you to go during the middle of the night or when you do not have the strength to get out of bed. These portable urinals in the home are items such as spill proof urinals, handicap commodes and bed pans. If you or a loved one has problems with incontinence, have one bathroom in the home or if you have trouble moving around, these bathroom options are a lifesaver and can save oneself from any embarrassing moments.
When You Need To Go!
Studies have shown that holding in the need to use a restroom can result in damage to the kidneys, bladder infections, back pain, kidney failure and more incontinence. It is important to use the restroom immediately, when you need it and a portable urinal can help you do that if the restroom is too far a distance or you can no longer wait.
Additionally, if you are bed-ridden, a portable urinal can help you maintain relief without requiring much movement. The cost of bedpans can range from $30 to $65 depending on the style and material of the product. Read more information on bedpans.
Cleaning and maintaining portable urinals include flushing the contents down a running toilet, wearing gloves of course. Then washing the bed pan or portable urinal with hot tap water, soap and a cleaning brush to ensure any traces left are cleaned and removed. Taking extra measures such as spraying the portable urinal with a disinfectant spray can also be beneficial in order to help with any odors and possible bacteria present. This ensures the portable urinal is clean and safe to use once more. Read more on portable urinals.
Furthermore, if you have a large family and only one bath room to share, a portable urinal can help allay some of the bathroom traffic so that not everyone is clamoring to use the same bathroom all at once. They can have another option in the event they need to use the restroom at the same time.
How Hard Plastic Toilet Seats Benefit the Disabled
Filed under Handicap Bathroom, Handicap Equipment
Hard plastic toilet seats offer a wide array of benefits to people suffering from disability or injury by making their lives easier. The right toilet seat can add convenience to a home, minimize pain, eliminate stress and save time and money.
Benefits of Hard Plastic Toilet Seats
- They’re very cost effective depending on your needs. Plastic is an easy and inexpensive material to manufacture.
- Plastic toilet seats come in a variety of colors, sizes and styles to fit any taste and decor.
- Because plastic is a light material, it allows for easy installation, removal and transportation.
- Hard plastic toilet seats are very sturdy and can support a lot of weight without bending, denting, cracking or breaking.
- Plastic toilet seats are more pleasant to use than metal, especially in the winter, because plastic doesn’t tend to get as cold. Toilet cushions further reduce this occurrence.
- They’re long-lasting and can’t be corroded, degraded, warped or rusted like metal or wood toilet seats.
- Plastics can be embedded with antimicrobial agents for more reliable and consistent defense against illness, especially when used by multiple people.
What the ADA Says About Toilet Seats
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that handicapped toilet seats be between 17 and 19 inches above the floor, which is in line with the average height preference. Higher toilet seats are very important because handicapped individuals must be able to get on and off of the toilet with relative ease. It is a violation of the ADA for any public handicapped toilet to be fitted with a toilet seat that springs back into an upright position after use.
How Special Toilet Seats Can Improve Life
The lack of maintenance required helps relieve some of the burden of responsibilities for people who aren’t able to move about quickly or easily, allowing time for more enjoyable activities. Also, many people with disabilities endure financial hardship paying for medicine, medical care and insurance, so the relatively low cost of plastic toilet seats relieves some of the stress that can happen with having to purchase equipment.
They can even be useful for certain situations. Sometimes, a handicapped person might have to go someplace that doesn’t have an ADA complaint toilet. In this case, portable raised toilet seats are available for convenience. Special toilet seats are also an ideal solution for people with bad knees for whom sitting or standing from a low position can be quite painful.
Cost and Maintenance
Price varies widely, but basic plastic toilet seats start at around $20USD, but ones with all the bells and whistles can run close to $200USD. Maintaining them is an easy matter. Simply spray them with disinfectant or wipe them down with diluted bleach or strong alcohol.
