Bathroom

Raised toilet seats and support frames are hardly the stuff of modern miracles, but they offer something that lots of people take for granted in the bathroom: stability, dignity, and a safer experience all around.

Let’s be honest, nobody wants to rely on extra equipment if they don’t have to. But there’s never any shame in making life easier for yourself. These products are about helping you stay independent, comfortable and safe at home.

Making bathrooms safer also means making them more accessible. Making a few simple changes and adding some mobility aids can significantly reduce the risk of falls and injuries.

By combining the right selection of bath products you can make every bathing experience accessible for all eventualities.

Bathroom seats offer a simple yet effective solution to improve both safety and comfort when bathing. These specially designed aids provide stability and support, allowing for a far safer and more relaxing bathing experience.

The risk factors for incontinence increase as we get older, and around one in five over 80s is living with incontinence. Women are twice as likely to experience incontinence as men. Urinary incontinence (bladder control trouble) is more common than faecal incontinence (bowel control problems).

Today I want to focus on my bathroom, and share some of the aids and life hacks I’ve used to adapt my non-adaptive bathroom for my individual needs.

We offer two ways to bathe independently, walk-in baths, and bath lifts. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, so let's run through the main pros and cons of each to help you decide which is best for your personal needs.

Faecal incontinence is when a person can no longer control their bowel movements, and are prone to regular accidents. Here we provide help and solutions.

A combination of a weaker and less mobile joints, blood pressure problems and general frailty can make using the bathroom difficult. Here's some solutions.

The smallest room in the house is also the one that requires the greatest amount of mobility. Bathrooms are simply not designed for those with mobility problems and their size can make it very difficult to put in place a perfect solution. There are many excellent products that can easily be installed that will turn any standard bathroom into an accessible toilet and wash room. As you can see fr...

If you’re looking to purchase a bath lift to help you get in and out of the tub then it’s important to know there’s more than one type available. To help you decide which one will suit your needs and preferences the best here’s a rundown of bath lift types and their advantages.

A bath lift is a sizeable purchase so making it last is essential to getting your moneys worth. Fortunately, bath lift maintenance can keep it in top shape.

Remodelling a bathroom is expensive when you need to make it mobility accessible, but these mobility friendly products won't break the bank.

Breaking an arm or a leg is painful but easily corrected given time and rest. The biggest problem is that it is such a nuisance, inhibiting many of your daily activities for several weeks. Making a meal, going to work and even showering/bathing can be problematic.

While having a good soak in the bath feels like a luxury, it does use a lot of water and takes time you won’t always have. Most of us shower every day – it’s a quick in and out. But for some who struggle with mobility, it can be difficult to have a shower, especially if you have a typical shower-bath combination rather than a separate shower unit or walk-in model. The following CareCo shower ac...