Easy Entrance Tub and Shower Combos

Falling while getting into or out of a bathtub is a legitimate concern for many people, especially those who are older or have physical disabilities. Serious injuries can occur for people of any age, regardless of their health or physical ability. Fortunately, there are safe-entrance options for your bathroom, many of which come as a tub and shower combo. Here’s an overview of how they work, and some of the benefits they provide.

Easily Accessible

Getting into a bathtub can be tricky, and easily result in someone falling and breaking a bone, or worse. The problem with traditional tubs is that you have to step over the ledge to get in, placing all of your weight on one leg. People of all abilities can still easily fall in this scenario, and those who are older or otherwise unable to put a significant amount of weight on one leg are at a high risk of falling. Above and beyond that, if there’s water outside the tub, it’s possible to slip and fall. A Safe Step tub has a door on the side that opens, allowing you to walk right in. The door shuts and locks behind you, air-tight, to seal in the water so that your bathroom doesn’t flood. There are bars for you to support your weight on as you ease into the bathtub to turn on the water.

Easy to Get Out Of

Perhaps the major advantage of a Safe Step tub is that it comes with a slip-proof basin. The material that the tub itself is made out of is designed to resist pooling and to give your feet a strong grip as you climb out of the tub. Having a tub that’s easy to enter but not easy to exit would be useless, but the non-slip material and design make it easy to simply open the side door and climb out. The handrails also help in this case.

Showering

Safe Step tubs also provide a tub and shower combination, which works using many of the same principles. The handrails provide for easy entrance and exit, while the non-slip floor ensures you won’t fall. Falling in a shower can be just as dangerous as falling out of the bathtub, which is why the tub and shower combo contains many of the same features as just the regular tub, while also giving you the option to take a shower.

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Jammy Smith Joined: June 20th, 2018