Handrails

Handrails

One of the three older adults falls each year. Many of them belong to at home. Some of them are dying. There are many ways to prevent people from falling in your home. Install handrails, stairs is one of them. The more handrails you have, the lower your risk of falling.

You do not have to be old to use the handrail. Children who are new to walking would have been lost without them. So should teenagers who are binding up the stairs, taking two steps at a time. Handrails are a good friend to those who have back or knee trouble. They are literally saving lives, many older people who are poor balance.

Put handrails on each stairway you have. Remember to set the handrails on both sides of these stairways. Even one more step needs a handrail. If you have a very broad stairway, put one handrail in the center.

Toilets

Toilets

Root now, all of your house is likely to use the toilet themselves. But it may not always be the case. Your teenager could sprain of his back. Some day, you may be pelvic surgery. Your mother could break the hip. All of these events could make it hard that someone using a toilet on their own.

Do you feel sick and reduce the severity of only think need help to use the toilet? Then the plan for the future. Make some changes now so that the bathroom remains in a private place you want to be.
Elevated toilets

First, contact your tape measure into your bathroom. Measure the distance from the beginning of the toilet seat in the floor. Is it 14 inches? Many of them are. This toilet may be too low. WC, that sits 17 inches, the floor is easier to use.

Toilets that sit high off the ground, are not only a public rest rooms. They are now appearing in private homes. These toilets to make less strain on your feet, knees, and back again. Tall people find them easier to use. And some people say that they work better. Water in the toilet is a deeper, so the waves better.

If you think the toilets seems to be a bit too high, check the new toilets to catch a wall. You'll be happy to take these toilets and a height that works best for you. The new design is also the liking of the person who cleans its own bathroom. To the toilet off the floor makes cleaning this area a breeze.

When you buy a new toilet, to pick up a certain amount of grab bars at the same time. Put these stick to the bars around the toilet area. The grab bars will help you to sit down the toilet out and get again. Search for grab bars, that the pivot hinge. You can drag these grab bars near the toilet: the family member who needs support. Then, push them away, so that they do not receive in the way of another family member.

Redoing your bathroom? Leave for at least 18 inches of available space at the top of the toilet. Leave for at least 42 inches, the floor of the toilet. This extra space will help the person move to a wheelchair and toilet.
WC Life You Have

It is not market a new toilet? Ask the plumber to make a small platform of the toilet you have. This will make it higher. You can also buy the place, that raises the height of its own toilet. The seat is based on the top of the toilet you have. Find a place that considers its own toilet plastic screws. This place does not move or slip when someone sits down. And you can take it from the toilet, if another member of the family does not need it. Such a place can lift the toilet seat, 4-6 inches.

Some people have problems with access to certain areas of their body. This makes it more difficult to clean their own after they use the toilet. Buying a special place bidet toilet you can help. These sites can accommodate up in the toilet seat. Push button to change them. They offer a warm water washed and dried the air, that the private areas.

Bathrooms

Anti-Scald devices
Burns water can happen to anyone. AARP and offers information on anti-scald devices for the shower, tub and sink.

Bathroom Checklist
From shower Bathtub Well, here's a checklist to help you see how your bathroom design to match your family's changing needs.

Bathroom Phones
A bathroom phone may be a necessity. AARP explains the type of phone to get.

Bathtubs
The right bathing tub makes it much easier, whether you're young or old. AARP Tips on choosing a new bathtub that is easy to use and make sure your old bathtub.

Grab Bars
In addition to the security of supply grab bars, they are now enough colors to satisfy our bathroom decor. AARP describes how to select and install grab bars.

Showers hand
Shower heads need not be six feet from the wall. Showers hand meet the needs of the whole family

Pocket Doors
Pocket doors facilitate entry into rooms and expand the usable space. Here's how they work and what to look for when buying one.

Showers
Traffic in a bathtub for an appointment shower is easier than you think. AARP gives you some tips to choose and equip a ready-to-install shower and accessories.

Wells and Vanities
Is your bathroom sink convenient for everyone in the family? Tips for choosing a sink or vanity that each family member is easy to use.

Toilets
When creaky knees or get you sprain your back, using the toilet can be a challenge. There are toilets, modifications and devices that can make it easier.