1. Washing in the bath on your own
Anyone who has problems lifting their legs high enough to step over the bathing edge, but still has sufficient balance, may need a stepping stone.
Those who cannot safely step over the bathing edge, or can't sit in the bath or get up from it, but still have a stable seat, may use a bath board.
For those who are difficult to sit in the bath or who are unable to stand up from the bath, a bath seat, which makes the bath less deep, can be a solution.
Those who have problems stepping over the bath edge as well as having a stable bath can be helped to combine a bathboard with a bath seat or high-layer bathtub/bath lift.
For those who cannot lie in the bath without slipping away, a bath shortener can offer a solution.
For those who need extra body support to lie in the bath, a bath cushion/bath mattress can offer a solution.
2. Washing in the shower on your own
For those who have problems with the crane, adjustments to the crane or a modified crane can be a solution.
If you have problems controlling the shower head, you can use a shower frame. Often the glisting is mounted on a sturdy support that offers a solution for those who can stand but occasionally have balance problems or lacks stability.
Anyone who has trouble standing in the shower, but can still sit, can use a shower chair.
If performing multiple transfers is too burdensome, a shower wheelchair or self-driving can be a solution.
Anyone who has trouble reaching the toilet at the same time can consider a shower-toilet (roller) seat.
Only in a flat shower can you drive in the shower.
3. Use the sink independently
If you are sitting on the sink, you need a suitable sink and mirror.
4. Small tools to take care of
bath sponge with extended grip
Bath brush with curved handle
Towel with handles
washcloth with soap holder
Hair brushes with extended grip
Hair wash brush
nail cutter
nail file
Denture toothbrush
Tube squeezer
5. Tools to care for someone
For those who cannot stay stable in the bath and therefore need additional support, a bathtub with positioning accessories can be a solution. To prevent the carer from having to work over or kneeling, the bath can be placed higher.
For those who cannot stay stable in the shower, a shower toilet chair with positioning accessories can be used.
Someone lying down, can be on a care table.
To wash someone lying down, there are different kinds of shower cards.
In facilities, a high-low bath is often chosen because the height must be adjusted for different carers. Please note: lifting someone in the bath with a mobile lift only succeeds when the bath is underridable.
To provide someone in the bed, there are high-layer care beds or high-low-bed-in-bed systems.
To wash someone's hair, there are hair wash basins.
To wash someone completely in the bed, there is a bed shower.
To dress and undress, there is easy to handle clothing.
6. Bathroom facilities
The necessary space and layout of a bathroom is determined by the activities to be carried out and the tools/carers used.
In a bathroom there is at least a sink and a bath or shower. Sometimes there is both a shower and a tub and often there is also a toilet in the bathroom. Occasionally there is a washing machine or a dryer in the shower room.
A bath takes more space than a shower and is not optimal in terms of accessibility. A flat shower is much more accessible. A bath has the advantage that it relaxes and sometimes offers pain relief.
When there is little space in the bathroom, or the user is difficult to move, a swivel sink can be placed. The user can pull towards him so that he does not have to move around. If the sink is not in use, it can be mounted against the wall.
A wheelchair accessible toilet integrated in the bathroom offers the advantages of centralising care in one room and of reducing transfers when using a tile or shower toilet (roll) chair. Often there is more circulation space in a bathroom than in a separate toilet room. For example, a walk-in shower can be used as a storage space next to the toilet.
The bathroom door has to open outwards, so someone can always come in whenever they're in trouble.
The minimum area provided by the Flemish Social Housing Company (VMSW) for a custom bathroom with toilet is 215 cm x 215 cm.
For a manual wheelchair user, a turning circle of 150 cm must be provided; for an electronic wheelchair user you have to count 170 cm turning circle.
When maneuvering with mobile lift, shower chairs with positioning accessories, a shower bath ... must be taken into account. If an appliance is to be used in several rooms, it must be attempted whether it is possible to complete the entire journey with the device. It must then be checked that there are no obstacles such as narrow doors, narrow passages or differences in levels which make it difficult to move the device around.
The waste bin shall be sufficiently large and be in a logical place.
Toiletry equipment should be within easy reach. A hanging cabinet or mobile drawer block or a bracket with movable soap dishes can be useful.
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