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Bathroom Safety

Shower chairs, transfer benches and the rest of the room most families tackle first.

A transfer bench with two legs inside the tub and two on the bathroom floor, the shower curtain gathered behind.

How to Use a Transfer Bench Safely: Step by Step

A transfer bench arrives in a box, gets assembled in ten minutes, and then sits there while everyone works out …

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A home shower fitted with a grab bar, a seat, a non slip mat and a handheld shower head.

How to Make a Shower Safer for Elderly Parents at Home

Most people approach this backwards. They buy a product first, usually a mat or a suction handle, and then discover …

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A handheld shower head on a sliding bar with a long hose in a tiled shower.

Handheld Shower Head for Elderly Users: What to Look For

The moment a shower chair or a transfer bench goes into a bathroom, the fixed overhead shower head becomes a …

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A folding shower chair set up in a shared family bathroom with a second chair folded flat against the wall.

Folding Shower Chair: Which Style Suits a Shared Bathroom?

In most homes the shower is not dedicated to one person. A grandchild uses it at the weekend, a partner …

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A white shower chair with a backrest standing in a walk in shower with pale tile.

Best Shower Chair: Which Type Fits Your Bathroom and Needs

Showering asks more of the body than most daily tasks: standing on a wet surface, turning, reaching overhead, closing your …

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A clamp on tub rail gripping the rim of a white bathtub in a tiled bathroom.

Bathtub Safety Rail: How Clamp On Tub Rails Fit

A bathtub safety rail clamps onto the side of the tub and gives a handhold exactly where there usually is …

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An extra wide shower bench with a heavy duty braced frame in a large tiled walk in shower.

Bariatric Shower Chair: Matching Width and Weight Capacity

Standard shower chairs are built around a fairly narrow set of assumptions about seat width, frame tubing, and load. When …

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Everything here is general information about home safety products, not medical advice. Needs differ per person, so talk to a doctor or an occupational therapist before changing how someone bathes, transfers or moves around the house, and follow the manufacturer instructions for weight limits and installation. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

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