Bath stool or chair

SusieB50 I use the bath all the time. I actually don't like showers. Love my bath. But that will change in the future. I am a Susie as well but born in 1949!

I tried one of these after surgery, but it didn't fit within the rim of my bath, which is moulded with handles. It it had fitted, the turntable would have made getting the feet into the bath easier than a plain board.
Bath seat with turntable.

Well I have watched 3 Youtube videos. By Dorset county council, the Shaw .trust and DLF.
The bath board looks just the job and I shall go down that path. Thankyou blue14.

Youtube is wonderful you can learn to do anything

Mum had something similar to this, but a little more padded. Try AgeUK for suggestions.
Amazon has them but I can't seem able to copy and paste.

I bought a second hand bath lift for my husband - similar to the Bellavita one available at Argos.
If your husband can transfer from a chair to a bed, this will work. It lifts into the bath, secured by rubber suckers, and you raise the seat to the level of the top of the bath. Person transfers their derrière onto the lift, then swing legs over side of bath into the water. Next, use remote to lower lift, which also reclines as it lowers. Bather ends up semi-reclined. Reverse process to get out.
My husband loved it after we had both endured 6 months of washing him with a bucket of warm water until we moved house.
I suppose you could leave it in the bath for everyone to use, but I used to put it in & take it out. Not heavy, but a bit awkward to manoeuvre and you need somewhere to store it.

We got a BellaVita bath lift from completecareshop.co.uk after my husband had a couple of nasty falls in the bath.
A bit cheaper than Argos and also VAT free for people with health problems.
Can thoroughly recommend it. Ours just stays in the bath as we have nowhere to store it. Visitors seem happy enough to use it/work around it. As Dilemma says it’s a bit awkward to manoeuvre but we wouldn’t be without it now.

Have you got an Independent Living Centre ( there is one at Semington in Wiltshire) or Disabled Living Centre near you where you can go and look at the various options available and have a demo?

I really, really recommend getting a disability shower installed. Some councils offer a grant to do it. Our home has one (installed for the 100 yr old previous owner) and I rapidly fell in love with it.

Ours is big enough to drive in (no step) on a zimmer or wheelchair, ; a fold down seat, lots of wall bars. With the showeree safely installed the carer can then stand out side the enclosure half-door dry and dressed , and shower the person inside. (very useful for grandkids). A few months ago I tore a calf muscle and was so glad to be able to zimmer in and sit down.

Don't wait until you can't get him in the bath, that's the kind of issue that quite suddenly makes it impossible to continue care at home.

After my husband had a severe stroke 6 months ago we have recently had our P shaped bath removed and a new shower and enclosure installed.

One of these disabled bathroom installers quoted me £7,400 and that was using our previous shower! I got a local tradesman who did a great job for about £3,300. We could have had a fixed seat put in but my husband wanted a stool he could move.

Someone on here recommended a shower stool for about £25 from Argos and it has proved to be great. The legs adjust up and down and it’s light and easy to move and comfy to sit on.

DS bought me a bath lift when I came out of hospital last year. I never even opened the box and sold it for half what it cost, which was about £200. You could have a look at something like that.
But I think your DH is being very stubborn about this. I had to haul my dad out of the bath when he became too weak to manage. He died a few months later. DH also had trouble soon before he died.
Although I love my bath and currently have no problem getting in or out, I am about to have a proper shower installed against the time when I become weak. I urge you to do the same, for yourself if not for your DH.

I use a wet room so my experience perhaps not applicable to baths.

I use a shower chair. The arms are extra safety when I sit down suddenly as I'd fall off. Also the arms are useful for pushing the seat out of the way when I want to stand up, or want to clean the floor.

Disadvantage of a chair is the arms get in my way when I am washing my back.

I know this isn’t what you asked but there are companies who replace a bath with a shower in a day. Afraid I have only remembered advertisements on tv or newspapers so can’t help with names.

My dad loved his baths. The benefits for him relaxing in the warm water outweighed the difficulty of getting out. He added salt to the water. I understand your predicament as facing the change for your DH is the real problem. Could you turn the en suite into a wet room as future proofing? Your DH might be persuaded to alternate baths and showers as a transition and to protect you.
The challenge to be both safe and happy in the face of change is not easy. I hope you have tea and lots of cake after bath time 🍰☕️.

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I would hate to sit, naked, on a board over a bath full of lovely warm water with only my feet submerged. This, looks like an inexpensive way of having a bath where, at least, part of your torso is actually in the water.

The way I would use a bath board for DH is not over a bath full of warm water, but as a way for him to wash himself while seated using the shower attachment...or for me to shower him. There would be no water actually in the bath. He will be trying out this method to see if it works.
Its basically like having a shower but seated and in the bathroom which has more space. Our en suite shower is not big enough to take a seat or stool as the door folds inwards and reduces the internal shower space even further.
I now have had some good advice about bath boards which was my oiginal question. DH has now been referred to the Occupational team for a bathroom assessment so I hope to have some more suggestions.

Another vote for Bath Knight - my parents used it very successfully for over 15 years even with vascular dementia being an issue. They hated showers and had regular baths until eventually going into care .
And the company was very responsive when the remote failed after many years use.

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HelterSkelter1

I can see a walk in shower further down the line, but currently an interim measure of a bath seat is what I am looking for.

Hello 👋 Helter-skelter, that's exactly the position I am in. I do t want to part with my bath yet, I can still step in and out but last year I had problems with my knees and I couldn't get up or down in the bath.
So I treated myself to a great wee gadget, Bella vita Nova bath seat. I got it from
A*#*#n, other providers are available. Price ranges from £199 to £239, not sure why cos models look the same.
Sorry I can't do links but I'll post some screen shots, while I'm sitting waiting at podiatrist.
I found it really helpful, easy to assemble, use, and remove when you don't need it. Very portable for wee breaks away. Have a look at the video and see if it would suit your DH.

Apologies, I see a few posters have already suggested this. I was just answering the OP quickly while I waited for my appointment, I hadn't read the whole thread.
Best of luck with whatever you decide upon, Helter-skelter.

Thank you Grannmarie and all.

My DH thought we should get a shower when we retired, we both had problems getting out of the bath, so we got a shower installed, the floor was raised a bit , now we both have problems getting in and out of the shower, we have hand grips on the wall but they're held on by suction pads, which are not ideal, so now we are thinking about a walk in shower, it's not easy getting older...

It might be possibly to put a large shower in a spare room.