Showering and Bathing Safely for Those With Disabilities Part Three

By including something like a disabled shower seat – a fairly simple and easy installation – this would be enough to make that possible.

The other danger of the bathroom comes from the fact that it is very wet and slippery and that there are a lot of hard surfaces and corners which could potentially be very dangerous. Showering – even for someone who is just very elderly – can involve standing up for long periods of time which cause them to become tired and so to falter and perhaps fall.

As the surfaces that your disabled resident will b standing on are going to be wet and slippery this then means that it's easy for them to slip and fall and to bang their head on the bath or bedroom tiles which could be highly dangerous. Likewise things like steam can aggravate breathing difficulties and also cause low visibility, either of which can lead to more serious accidents.