Bath lifts

I found using a bath hoist similar to this design - www.gainsboroughbaths.com/product/patient-hoists/glide-m150-mobile-bath-hoist - was really helpful for me, when I was caring for my mother.

DH used to have a bath lift..it was a chair,,that slowly went up and down...it was great..the only prob we found was,,it was abiggish thing and the chair never went right to the bottom because of the mechanics of it...hence we had to really fill the bath up to the top...for him to be submerged and he is only a slight person..that coupled with being on a water meter!! we now have walk in wet room/shower...but I do miss my bath.

Should have been !!!

Many thanks to Charleygirl and Aka for your kind suggestions. I like the idea of a wet room but think it would take too much time to organise, and the need is more pressing! Going for the bath lift on Amazon and hope it makes life easier all round! Ta for your interest! Smile

I'm not familiar with the Deltis Walter but I used to help someone who had a Bath Belt fitted to the side of the bath and this was excellent until she became very unable. Even though this person was a solid 15 stone it worked by lowering her into the bath and then lifting her up until she was able to get out herself.

It was fitted in a couple of hours. Your Bath Seat looks like it would do the same job and tuck away neatly afterwards.

What about a small wet room? That would solve the problem of no doors. If you went down that route you could buy a stool which could be placed strategically. I have one inside my shower for that purpose having had major joint surgery and I cannot stand for long.

I thought that wet rooms were slippy but a friend of mine who is an old polio and at her age is now is unsteady on her feet, find them excellent. A lot would depend on who fitted it.

I can understand why your mother likes a soak in the bath. I used to retire there with a book and sometimes a cup of coffee!

You have to look further ahead when she is more infirm, which would be easier? I would also think that a bath hoist would take up a fair bit of space.

As you are well aware if you invite a salesperson to your home you will not get rid of them.

Maybe there will be somebody on this forum who uses one or has experience of using one with maybe a relative.

Thanks for your reply Charleygirl. My mum really enjoys a bath and it seems to help her arthritis, but its a real struggle to do. She is quite incapacitated so anything that makes life easier for her (and my back!)would make a big difference! Her bathroom is really not that big which complicates things further! Thanks for your input though!

Would a shower not be a better option for your mother? That is the route that I decided to take for myself. If you do, do not buy one with folding doors.