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A simple bath rail fitted in the bathroom or shower can offer excellent stability and promote safe and independent bathing.

 

There is a wide range of grab rails available, fluted bath rails provide a good grip for wet hands and have been designed to use in both the shower cubicle or situated over the bath.   Grab rails are available in many different lengths and angles to suit most locations. Mounting grab rails vertically and diagonally, helps users with a weak handgrip rise from a toilet safely. Grab rails are available in a range of attractive colours and designs; darker colours provide contrast against light coloured walls and aid those with visual impairment. 

 

Suction grab rails are an ideal solution for traveling and visiting as they can be quickly and easily attached to tiled walls without the need for drilling.  For safety reasons, Euromobility advise grab rails should be installed by a suitable experienced person.

Wheelchairs come in a range of width sizes and user weights. Lightweight wheelchairs are generally made of steel and aluminium, which makes the wheelchairs light and durable. Before purchasing a wheelchair, consider the comfort and manageability of both user and attendant. Overall user weight is a major consideration, along with the internal seat width. If the chair is for short term use, for example shopping trips, the Escape lite is both a lightweight and an affordable wheelchair. Adding a seat pad to a lightweight wheelchair can provide added comfort. Removable armrests, half folding backs and quick release wheels reduce the overall weight of lightweight wheelchairs, and make the wheelchairs compact and lightweight. The whirl45SP is an excellent affordable lightweight wheelchair and perfect for full or part time use. 

A range of wheelchair accessories such as affordable wheelchair bags and wheelchair capes, trays, blanket and wheelchair gloves add to the users comfort.

If you are looking for practical gift ideas for the elderly, disabled friends and relatives, Euromobility have a wonderful range of gifts ideas which also help independent living and improve safety at home.

Pay as you go large button mobile phone such as the Big Button Mobile Phone BB200 can bring peace of mind, enabling friends and family members to get in touch at all times. The BB200 has very large number display, loud ringer with amplified sound, emergency SOS button and is hearing aid compatible and is unlocked to all (except three) UK networks.

Replace an old existing house phone with a user-friendly large button phone like PhoneEasy ,  or Dallas 10 Big button phone, with extra-large keypad and the adjustable volume is hearing aid compatable.   Clearsound PhotoTEL amplified telephone offers ten photo ID buttons for simple picture memory dialling, which makes the telephone particularly easy for those with memory loss.

 

If you have difficulty getting into the bath, wide Bariatric bath boards provide a safe and comfortable seat within the bath. Most seats are slatted to help water drain away and cut away seat fronts aid personal hygiene.

 

Grab handles fitted to bath seats aid ease of transfer, helping the user to move freely on and off the bath board. In some situations, when grab handles are fitted to the bath seat, they can remove the need for a wall mounted grab rail giving increased security. Fitting a grab rail to the wall, or clamping a rail to the side of the bath can help the person transfer on and off to the bath seat.

 

Wider bariatric bath boards are available in varying user weights and are lightweight and transportable.