shower or bath tub

Billystrauss · 01-10-2006, 01:58 PM

hello I am a C3 and my family and I are getting ready to build a home. I am wondering what would be better? For the caregiver and for myself bathtub or showerthanks

Chris Chappell · 01-10-2006, 02:09 PM

I suggest shower. At your level a quad in a tub would be difficult as you would probably need a pretty well built, besides caregiver

, lifting mechanism.

With a shower, simply roll in/out.

LaMemChose · 01-10-2006, 02:56 PM

Shower. It provdes much easier access.
At my parents' house, two of their four baths have showers with built in seats. My Mom is AB, but likes the seats for shaving her legs. If you go with a shower, the women in your family might like a built-in seat, too.

SCI-Nurse · 01-10-2006, 08:11 PM

Definately a shower. Make it a roll-in shower so you can use the same chair to roll over the toilet for bowel care and then roll into the shower for a bath. This decreases the number of transfers required, is better on your skin, and much easier for your care giver.

If you have the resources, you might also want to consider a ceiling track lift for your home. This makes transfers easy by anyone, and gives you more flexibility about who provides care (and keeps your caregivers healthy!).

(KLD)

kkmay · 01-10-2006, 10:18 PM

An easy question my friend-a shower

01-10-2006, 01:58 PM	#1
Billystrauss Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 42	shower or bath tub hello I am a C3 and my family and I are getting ready to build a home. I am wondering what would be better? For the caregiver and for myself bathtub or showerthanks

01-10-2006, 10:18 PM	#5
kkmay Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In your nightmares Posts: 1,707	An easy question my friend-a shower __________________ "No one knows what it means, but it's provocative."

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01-10-2006, 02:09 PM	#2
Chris Chappell Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 7,035	I suggest shower. At your level a quad in a tub would be difficult as you would probably need a pretty well built, besides caregiver , lifting mechanism. With a shower, simply roll in/out.

01-10-2006, 02:56 PM	#3
LaMemChose Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 10,952	Shower. It provdes much easier access. At my parents' house, two of their four baths have showers with built in seats. My Mom is AB, but likes the seats for shaving her legs. If you go with a shower, the women in your family might like a built-in seat, too.

01-10-2006, 08:11 PM	#4
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,509	Definately a shower. Make it a roll-in shower so you can use the same chair to roll over the toilet for bowel care and then roll into the shower for a bath. This decreases the number of transfers required, is better on your skin, and much easier for your care giver. If you have the resources, you might also want to consider a ceiling track lift for your home. This makes transfers easy by anyone, and gives you more flexibility about who provides care (and keeps your caregivers healthy!). (KLD)