It is important that the shower chair fits the possibilities and limitations. Additional bathroom adjustments may therefore be necessary to provide a safe situation This choice aid focuses only on selecting the best shower chair and not on any other adjustments in the bathroom that may be necessary.

The choice help consists of four questions to a good advice These questions focus on the user's capabilities. It starts with users with high independence and mobility and ends with users who depend on support and/or care during showering. The choice help describes the possible appropriate shower tools with the advantages and disadvantages and price range within which the selected seats fall.

It is useful to pre-set some Preparatory questions This makes it easier The questions put by the Choice help to respond and arrive at an appropriate shower chair.The questions are:

• Is the tool only necessary during showering or also during toilet use.
• Is support needed from a caregiver or a health care provider and if so, what do they need? Think of space, but also the correct attitude they take when supporting showering.
• What is the patient's weight. Is this consistent with the maximum user weight of the tool?
• Would the patient like to take the shower chair to another location, for example a holiday destination?
• What's the budget?

After answering the questions above, the following questions can help to select a good shower chair. You will get an explanation of the shower chairs that can be appropriate for each question.

Question 1: Are you making the transfer independent, with a little help or with a stand-tool?

There are 3 options possible:

1. One shower stool without backrest and armrests.

With a shower stool you can shower sitting on your own. The client must be able to sit down and get up with a bite-your help.

Benefits of the shower stool:

• Takes Relative low space impounded in the bathroom.
• Relative cheap.
• Movable and easy to take.
• Available in many different variations.
• Most shower stools are in height adjustable.

Disadvantages of the shower stool:

• Has no backrest and armrests.
• Is not mobile.
• Not equipped with ergonomic seating shapes.
• Tipping inclination when uneven pressure is given.

Price range of the shower stool:

One shower stool can be purchased from €46,-. More expensive shower stools of better quality are also available.

2. One shower seat with armrests and/or backrest.

There are different Species Shower chairs available with armrests and/or backrest. The choice depends on where you need support during showering.

Benefits of the shower seat:

• Armrests offer you support while sitting and getting up.
• Armrests give you side-side support and prevent side-ways slipping.
• There are also Foldable Shower seats available, for use at another location.
• Movable and easy to take.
• Most shower chairs are adjustable in height.
• A single shower chair has the possibility of a seat- you with recess under which a base can be. This also gives the shower chair a toilet function. The recess also offers more space to wash and shower the breech.

Disadvantages of the shower seat:

• Takes more space through the backrest and armrests.
• Tipping inclination when uneven pressure is given.

Price range of the shower seat:

The cost of simple shower chair with armrests starting from €120,-. When you choose a foldable shower chair, the price will usually be higher than €150,-

3. One shower seat On the wall.

Shower chairs are also available with wall mount, also called a shower seat called. Important to know is what the carrying capacity of in wall The shower seat is attached to it. If the wall is not sufficiently loaded, fixing is not safe. Furthermore, it is important in what way the client makes the transfer because moving is no longer possible. Different transfers are possible, from active standing up and sitting down, from supported short standing or by a short transfer from the wheelchair.

Benefits of a shower chair on the wall:

• They're foldable so that they take little to no space in the shower cabin after use.
• The height is (one time) self-determine.
• There are some shower seats with recess where a base can be used. This also gives the shower seat a toilet function It also offers more space to wash and shower the breech.
• There are shower seats with extra outriggers to increase the load or relieve the wall.
• There are shower seats with armrests.
• Some shower seats are rotatable, making the transfer easier.

Disadvantages of a shower chair on the wall:

• Strength/support of the wall should lend itself to it.
• Not to be taken anywhere else.

Price range of a shower chair on the wall:

Shower seats costs between €60,- and'€800,-. For rotatable shower seats the price is higher.

Question 2: Must the shower seat pass someone else can be moved inside the bathroom, or should use toilet and shower combined?

1. One mobile shower seat With small wheels

Are there any?no thresholds present inside the bathroom, and can anyone help put the shower chair on the brake? Then a mobile shower chair with small wheels is an option.distances longer there is a shower chair with Large wheels The Commission will also be able to advise the Member States on this matter.

The shower chair is also available as a shower/toilet chair in many cases, allowing toilet access. When the shower chair can be used for toilet access, it is equipped with an opening in the seat to drive over the toilet or a base underneath it can be pushed. In a shower chair with small wheels there is no need for a deeper toilet.

Benefits of a mobile shower chair with small wheels:

• Also available as a shower/toilet chair.
• The toilet opening can sometimes be closed by means of a filling stopper so that a normal seat is created.
• Shower chairs with toilet cutout have a softer padded seat.
• Available with Folding armrests and/or legrests.
• The shower chairs are sometimes in multiple seat heights order, but are not adjustable in height.

Disadvantages of a mobile small-wheeled shower/toilet chair:

• On both sides of the toilet space is needed to drive the chair above it.
• It is not possible to drive this chair over thresholds.
• Help is needed to put this shower/toilet chair on the brake.
• Not suitable for long distance travel.
• Support is needed to move the chair, this cannot be done by the user himself.

Price range of a Mobile shower/toilet seat With small wheels:

The price range for the shower/toilet seat is between'€200,- and €1,800,-. The price may be higher if you choose to make a toilet chair. In addition, the price depends on the adjustments you make to your tool, such as an extra back support.

Question 3: Do you need to be able to drive a small part of the bathroom on your own or drive outside the bath room over longer distances? Then a large-wheeled shower chair is an option.

One shower chair with large wheels offers the possibility to move yourself both in the bathroom and outside. Or when you are moved by another between spaces. The large-wheeled shower chair looks like a wheelchair, but is specially designed for use in the shower. Please note that your bathroom is spacious enough for the turning circle of the self-rider shower chair.

Benefits of the shower chair with large wheels:

• Also available as a shower/toilet chair.
• The toilet opening can be closed by means of a filling stop so that a normal seat is created.
• The shower chairs with toilet recess often have a softer padded seat.
• The Armrests can be up for making a transfer.
• The legrests are foldable.
• The footrests are adjustable in height.
• The chair is suitable for safe movement between different spaces.
• Self-driving can increase self-reliance.

Disadvantages of the large-wheeled shower/toilet chair:

• The shower chair takes up a lot of space.
• A spacious bathroom is necessary for the large turning circle.
• Often a deeper toilet pot is needed to get well above the toilet with the toilet recess.

Price range of the large-wheeled shower/toilet chair:

The price range of a large-wheeled shower chair is between €1500,- and €3,000.The price depends on the extra features. Thus, a large wheel shower chair with toilet function will be more expensive than a standard large- Wheeled shower seat without additional functions.

Question 4: Should the shower seat be adjustable for the right support or for the right position for a caregiver or auxiliary? Then a high-low adjustable shower/ toilet seat one option.

This shower chair has a lot setting possibilities because the Tilt angle and height adjustable The adjustment of the correct position for the user gives comfort. In addition, the shower seat can be set in the right position to reduce the physical load of the carer or auxiliary. The adjustments are with a hydraulic pump or electric control.

Benefits of the high-layer adjustable shower/toilet seat:

• Possibility to tiltable seat for the adoption of a comfortable attitude for those who get showered.
• Possible to choose a model with changes for changing and undressing.
• Carers and/or aid workers can take a better ergonomic attitude.
• Possibility of legrests.
• Armrest security system to prevent sideways fall.
• Better eye contact with caregiver/aid provider possible.
• Wheels are mobile, braked.
• The shower chairs with toilet recess often have a softer padded seat.

Disadvantages of the high-layer adjustable shower/toilet seat:

• Takes up a lot of space.
• The uphill and tilting in the shower chair can be experienced as not pleasant.
• Tougher in use when thresholds are present.

The cost of purchasing is often higher than a normal .

• Annual check needed when electric control is in place.

Price range of the high-layer adjustable shower/toilet seat:

The price range for high-low shower/toilet chairs is between €800,- and €5,000,-. The big difference in price is due to the differences in options for electric or hydraulic control and whether there are possibilities for changing and undressing. Also with these shower seats several adjustments are possible, such as armrest type, extra back support and a padded seat.

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