There are few pleasures more satisfying than
a long relaxing soak in the comfort and privacy of your own
bathroom. Unfortunately those with special needs do not so easily
enjoy these pleasures. Many rely on assistance from others in
order to enjoy bathing and many require special needs bathing
equipment to help them.
This article looks at the various features that can be found
on special needs baths and showers, explains what they are
for and how they benefit the end user and provides a useful
guide for selecting the correct product for a special needs
application.
The seat in a special needs bath needs to be able to raise
and lower the full weight of the bather into and out of the
bath. This section details the systems available.
Every year there are many serious scalding incidents in the
bath. Firstly,people may run a bath that is too hot, get in
and be unable to get out quickly enough. Secondly, people
turn on the hot tap whilst in the bath and are unable to turn
it off or get out of the bath. This section shows how to deal
with these problems.
The main requirement of a special needs shower is scald prevention
and a controlled water temperature. This section outlines
the problems and solutions.
