A Shower Chair can Prevent Bathroom Related injury’s
My grandmother, Rose, is 72 years old. Just the other day she was having trouble standing up while cooking dinner in the kitchen, so I had to cook it for her. It was then I had realized that she has trouble standing up for long periods of time. I know I can’t always be there for her on a day to day basis, so I had to spend the very next day planning out my grandmother’s safety for the rest of her fragile life.
Out of most the items I saw online I was most impressed with the shower safety products, such as shower chairs and tub transfer benches. I like the idea since my grandmother is so unsteady on her feat that she be able to sit while showering. She use to take bath’s but it has become too difficult for her to get in and out of the tub. The shower chair allow’s her to sit while bathing.
If only I had purchased such an item a year earlier it sure would have saved my grandmother a lot of grief. I had planned on it. I made the mistake of telling her about it first she just scoffed at the idea. She just completely refused the idea. I was smart this time by wrapping it and making it appear to be a gift.
I think that she was very pleased with the gift. I know she can be stubborn, but after that fall she had last year and how unsteady she has been lately she is finally ready to accept the fact that she is aging. I know that when I get older I will appreciate the help from my grandkid’s like I am helping her.
She called me this morning to tell me how convenient it was to use in the shower. It was even more convenient for me knowing she can sit down while cleansing herself, instead of having to stand up and reach around for supplies. This was just the relief I needed.
I’ve been thinking about upgrading her chair within the next few weeks. I want to get her a shower chair with wheels. In that way, she can have more leverage when getting dressed. Then she wouldn’t have to struggle reaching for her clothes. I want her needs to be more accessible, but that’s another step up.
I guess what I’m trying to say is that safety comes before convenience. I want her to be happy, but then I again I want to make sure nothing happens to her. In order to do things right, I’m going to have to take one step at a time. I know everything we’ll be OK in the end, just as long as I keep looking out for her.