Gordon Ellis Ashby Bath Shortener

Product Information

As a family business established over 150 years ago, we believe that our customers know their needs best. However, they are not suitable for people who have difficulty keeping their balance, and they will not help you to lift your legs out from a deep bath. A bathtub board is particularly suitable as a bathtub seat for people in whom the ability of the legs to move is restricted, but the ability to sit is still retained. People with slightly restricted mobility and sufficient trunk stability can make optimal use of the aid to make it easier to lower into the bathtub, and are thus able to take care of their personal hygiene on their own. How a Bathtub Board is used as an Entry Aid and Seat

Please note some larger products are delivered to kerb-side (the street outside your home), it is at the drivers discretion if they can deliver the item to another location on the property. There are long handled washing and personal care equipment and hand and foot care aids available, designed to help make it easier to reach parts of your body when washing with less stretching or bending. Baths are available which incorporate an integral swivel seat that lifts you up, over and down into the bath. The seat may include a leg raising mechanism to lift your feet over the bath rim. Most have a moulded seat, limiting your ability to recline. Scottish Highlands & Islands postcodes: AB, FK, HS, IV, KA, KW, PA, PH, ZE, LL58-LL78, IM, TR, PO30-41 Allows shorter people to enjoy a bath in safety and comfort by reducing the internal length of the bath by 12 inches.

Bathtub Shorteners - Aids for Smaller People

Providing small adaptations to the home, rather than the need for bigger and more expensive equipment. Bathtub boards can be used as a practical shelf for soap and other bathroom utensils, as they stand like a small table on the edge of the bathtub. Since the boards can withstand loads of up to 150 kg, depending on the model, you can also use the board as a bathtub seat. Bathtub boards from Medicalcorner24® have the following properties: Models with padded turntables are particularly suitable for people in need of care. Patients can be turned with little effort on the non-slip panes, which makes it easier to transfer them into the tub.

The board may be perforated or slatted, so that water drains away easily, and can be made of different materials, such as solid or padded plastic, wood, metal or cork. In general, padded boards or seats will provide greater comfort and feel less cold. These fix to the wall behind the taps and rest on the bath rims. When sitting in the bath, the rail will be directly in front of you at about chest height. In this position it will provide stability whilst in the bath. The rail should only have downward pressure applied so the weight is taken by the bath rim; it is not designed for you to pull on to sit down or stand up from the base of the bath (Pain et al 2003). Bath taps should not be used as a support to pull up on when getting out of the bath - most will not be strong enough to withstand a person’s weight. Strategically positioned grab rails should be used instead. When washing and bathing people in need of care, bathing boards help, for example, when getting in and out.Floor-fixed bath hoists have a strong metal vertical column which usually slots into a base plate at the side or end of the bath. This has a seat or slings which pivot from the frame and can be raised or lowered. When raised it clears the bath rim and is lowered down into the bath. The Mobeli Bathtub Shortener comes with 2 or 3 strong suction pads (the 3 pads model is width adjustable) They provide a seated area over the bath which can provide a safe method of transfer in/out of the bath.

Depending on the kind and design of the alternative bath, you are advised to consider the need for installing additional grab rails. The hoist usually lifts a rigid plastic bath chair with simple arm rests/bars which raise and lower each side. On some models the seat is detachable from the hoist and will fit onto a mobile chassis frame once out of the bath, allowing the person to be wheeled from the bathroom. The chassis may also be designed to allow the seat to be positioned over a toilet. Ensure that the wall is strong enough to take the weight of this type of rail. Care should be taken that you never bend down underneath the rail (e.g. to reach your feet) when sat in the bath as you could trap your head under the rail. Are you looking for a way to make having a bath safer without needing to remodel your bathroom? If you are, then this incredibly strong Mobeli Bathtub Shortener with 2 or 3 Strong Suction Pads is for you. This bathroom aid prevents submerging in the bath, converting your standard size bath to one that is suitable for your everyday washing tasks.By signing up, you can alsoadded to our mailing list for all our new product launches and offers so you receive the latest information before anybody else.