Assisted Baths
Healthcare providers have a duty of care to ensure the safety, assurance and dignity of clients, and this is particularly important when considering suitable bathing facilities for users with reduced mobility.
An assisted bath combines the wellbeing benefits of immersive bathing, with enhanced accessibility that reduces carer intervention, and innovative design that minimises water consumption and utility bills.
Transfer seats
A transfer seat allows the bather to be placed comfortably in a sitting position alongside the bath and then carried effortlessly over the edge of the bath and immersed in the water. The bather remains on the seat while washing and is then returned to the start position outside the bath.
Transfer seats may be manually operated or electrically powered.
Some also feature leg-lift, which supports the bather’s legs at the back of the calves and lifts them to a horizontal position while they are lifted across the bath edge and immersed in the water – particularly useful if the bather has limited lower limb strength or control.
Adjustable height
Height-adjustable legs make it easier for a bather with limited mobility to enter and exit the bath, and if carer assistance is required during bathing, reduces back strain for the carer caused by bending over.
A rise-and-fall bathing/changing platform enables a bather to be positioned horizontally and at a comfortable height if spinal stability is required or for removal of soiled clothing and disposables, and then lowered safely into the bath for washing. Returning to the ‘load’ position facilitates drying and re-dressing.
Shower system
A hand held shower system can be used to wash hair, rinse the upper body and even combine water-saving showering with the seated comfort and support of a bath. Trigger operation also conserves water and prevents overspray during intermittent use.
Removable footboard
A removable footboard placed across the bath between the bather and the filler creates a barrier that isolates the bather from the filler and drain for a more comfortable and safer bathing experience.