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Ten Drawbacks of Regular Bathtubs for Seniors
Ten Benefits of Walk-in Tubs
Feb 15, 2016
Senior tubs, also known as walk-in tubs, help aging seniors with mobility limitations regain their bathing independence. They offer a more customized approach to bathtub design and bathing safety. A senior can simply go to their local Home Depot, Lowe's, or Menards store and test the wide variety of walk-in tubs that meet their individual bathing needs.
Walk-in tubs benefit seniors in many ways, including:
- Mobility and independence.
There's no need anymore to rely on a bathing schedule with a guardian, our fellow seniors have all the mobility assistance they need to have a joyful, relaxing, and cleansing bathing experience.
- Wheelchair accessibility.
Some walk-in tubs are wheelchair accessible more than others. Some are built specifically for wheelchair-bound seniors.
- Treatment of diseases and alleviation of muscular pain.
The therapeutic benefits of walk-in tubs are endless but focus more strongly on mobility issues associated with aging (i.e. aching of the joints, arthritis, poor circulation, lower back pains, etc.)
- Quick-drain system.
Assuming your home's plumbing lines are in full working order, walk-in tubs use high capacity draining systems to empty the tub with 60 - 90 seconds after a warm bath.
- Available in left-handed and right-handed doors.
The orientation of the door handles can be left or right-handed to ensure the tub is easy to use for seniors.
- Hydrotherapy rejuvenates your body.
There's nothing more refreshing than a warm bubble massage, this is because the air jets in the tub are generating thousands of tiny bubbles that calm and soothe the body.
- Easy-to-reach grab bars.
The orientations of the door swing, door handle, and grab bars are all built with left and right-handed users in mind.
- Heated seats and backrests.
Adjacent to the ADA-compliant heated tub seat is the heated backrest, built to prevent seniors from getting cold while they wait for the tub to fill.
- Available with outwardly and inwardly swinging doors.
Bariatric walk-in tubs, for example, usually have outwardly swinging doors to save more interior space and legroom.
- Fits into standard tub space.
There are walk-in tubs of many sizes to choose from: deep soakers, long soakers, extra-large, medium, compact space savers and many others. All of which can be arranged for a perfect fit in more conventional bathtub space.
