Shower?

indigo

Advise would be welcome on choice of a wet room or a walk in shower.

OA in several joints + spine thoracic and lumber.

Use elbow crutches at present, wheelchair on the horizon.

Bathroom very small, and unsure about walking on a wet slippery floor

if opt for wet room - I manage to drop / fall very easily without any

help :roll:

Experience from wet room users would be appreciated - ta :!:

Indigo (x)

frogmorton

Hi indigo

Still happy I hope??

One of my best friends has a wet room and loves it

She uses a shower chair on wheels which means she cant fall.

the water drains away beautu]ifully as the floor is very very very slightly sloped an dteh flooring is somehow non-slip

Hope you get soem more advice so you can decide

Love

Toni xx

elnafinn

My mum has a walk in shower and a comfortable chair fixed to the wall with arms that all folds up, if wished, when not in use. The floor of the shower is non slip. The shower has glass doors on one side, where you enter, only half way up, so if necessary a carer could wash/assist her but not get soaking wet, if you see what I mean. There is a shower curtain that goes around, if no help is needed in washing. She is 87 years old, with OA and loves her shower.

Elna x

indigo

frogmorton wrote:

Hi indigo

Still happy I hope??

One of my best friends has a wet room and loves it

She uses a shower chair on wheels which means she cant fall.

the water drains away beautu]ifully as the floor is very very very slightly sloped an dteh flooring is somehow non-slip

Hope you get soem more advice so you can decide

Love








Toni xx

Hi Toni, thanks for that - the non-slip floor sounds interesting...and
the gradual slope. At moment I use a 'swivel chair' --- provided by
social services after an OT visit --- this was quite a few years back
and arther has since done further work on my joints :!: :!:

The flat I am hoping to move into does not have a shower -- so I need to decide what would be best. lol.......it is also a very tiny
bathroom - keep costs down ehhh

Still happy......bit of excitement edging in now......better keep it in
check.....don't want to be tempting fate :roll:

Keep happy and smiling...........

Caroline x

indigo

elnafinn wrote:

My mum has a walk in shower and a comfortable chair fixed to the wall with arms that all folds up, if wished, when not in use. The floor of the shower is non slip. The shower has glass doors on one side, where you enter, only half way up, so if necessary a carer could wash/assist her but not get soaking wet, if you see what I mean. There is a shower curtain that goes around, if no help is needed in washing. She is 87 years old, with OA and loves her shower.

Elna x

Hello Elna.......hope you keeping well and are now more comfortable and mobile........keeping that plaster dust out of the PC so you can
keep your words of wisdom coming to us all
Use a swivel chair over the bath at the moment to shower, that is a
brilliant thing..........my bathroom has two 'thrones' lol......when folks
come to view bungalow - I tell then the throne over the bath is not included in the sale !!!!!
Good to hear from you --- my smilies are not behaving tonight.......playing hide and seek with me.......!!
Love Caroline xx