[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Most of our bathrooms in London are too small to allow for a bench with two
legs outside the bath. Do you
find it has a significant advantage over a bath/shower board in assisting
transfers?
We stopped using shower diverters some time ago because there was concern
that they had no thermostatic anti
scald facility. I think this was something of an over reaction, except in
cases where there is sensory
disturbance or the client could not reasonably be expected to be able to
get the flow of water away from
them. The other problem is that with a shower board at the shallow end of
the bath, it is difficult to reach
the taps at the other end. With the shower board at the deep (tap) end of
the bath, the taps are unreachable
behind the client.
Wow! this is really a fascinating and fun cultural exchange. I am a bit of
an Anglophile, I would love to visit when I can afford it, but then again,
maybe my Miss Marple, Barbara Pym, Winnie the Pooh, Margaret Drabble, Miss
Read and Charles Dickens are preferable to a boring modern reality.
About the bath boards - we have those, and the only thing that is easier for
some people about the transfer bench is that it can be adjusted higher so
people who have difficulty coming to stand can do so more easily. Our tubs
don't really have a deep and shallow end - of course I see different kinds,
the old ones with feet, the slightly less old big porcelain ones without
feet, moder oness which tend to be lower, and then prefab houses tend to have
those "luxury" deep tubs with a step leading into it which are a real hassle
for handicapped people. I have put the bench so the person faces away fom
the taps (or faucet as I would say) if there is a caregiver who will be
assisting and this arrangement works better.
-- Jody
