Your home is your castle. Home is where the heart is. There’s no place like home. So why is it that so many Older Americans are faced with the prospect of moving out of the place where they’ve spent so many years and made so many memories?

Fortunately, there are a few simple things you can do to make your home the place of comfort you’ve always known it as. Today’s blog will focus specifically on how to make the bathroom a more accessible place:

• Shower chairs. These are great if you have trouble standing for a long period of time or if you need to use a cane to get around. You simply put the waterproof chair in your tub or shower and voila! You can now sit down and let the water flow over you. It also eliminates the need to sit at the bottom of tub to get clean, because if you have trouble standing up, chance are, getting out of the tub can be a real pain as well.
• Handheld shower wands. These are equipped with a handy on/off button, so you can control the water flow from your shower chair. It means you don’t have to lean forward to turn the water on and off. Such motions can be really detrimental if you have had recent hip surgery.
• Elevated toilet seats. These make it so that you don’t have to lower yourself so far down when you use the commode, which can be a real saver for your knees and hips. Many of them also come with grab bars, so it makes it easier for you to get up when you’re done.

Brevard Medical wants to help you remain independent for as long as possible. That’s why we carry these and other bathroom safety supplies in our online catalog.