Bathing

Bathing This care issue includes products that focus on bath safety, enable residents to be more independent with bathing tasks, and that make bathing tasks easier for caregivers.

Anti-Slip Matting (8 products)
Anti-Slip mats and materials provide a slip resistant surface to stand on in slippery areas such as tubs and bathroom floors.

Barrier Free and ADA Compliant Showers (3 products)
Barrier free and ADA compliant showers offer accessible features such as low threshold heights for wheelchair access and easy step-in, increased clearances, accessible control locations, grab bars, and folding seats.

Bath Thermometers and Temperature Regulators (6 products)
Bath thermometers provide the caregiver with a means to check bath water temperature.

Fixed Height Bath Systems (1 products)
Fixed height bath systems offer a host of features to make the bathing process more efficient and safer for both the caregiver and the resident being bathed.

Grab Bars (41 products)
Grab bars are used to provide stability and support with standing and sitting.

Height Adjustable Bath Systems (4 products)
Height adjustable bath systems can be raised and lowered to place the tub at a comfortable working height for caregivers.

In-Tub Bath Lifts (4 products)
In-tub bath lifts are battery- or water-powered lifts that are placed in the tub to create a platform or seating surface onto which a resident transfers.

Inflatable Bathtubs (2 products)
Inflatable bathtubs enable caregivers to bathe a resident in their bed by positioning or rolling the resident into the deflated tub and inflating the tub around them.

Long-Handled Sponges and Brushes (11 products)
Long-handled sponges and brushes enable residents with limited range of motion to reach and wash hard-to-reach areas such as the back, feet, and head.

Recumbent Bath Lifts (2 products)
Recumbent Bath lifts serve the dual purpose of transporting a resident to the bathing area and supporting the resident's full body in a reclined position as they are lowered in to the tub, bathed, and raised from the tub.

Rinse-Free Bathing Products (19 products)
Rinse-free bathing products provide a means to wash and shampoo without the use of water.

Shampooing Basins and Rinse Trays (10 products)
Shampooing basins and rinse trays allow caregivers to wash residents' hair in bed, a chair, or a wheelchair.

Shower Trolleys and Gurneys (8 products)
Shower trolleys and gurneys serve the dual purpose of transporting the resident to the bathing area and acting as surface to support an individual's entire body in a lying position during showering.

Shower/Commode Chairs (31 products)
Shower/commode chairs, also known as combi-chairs, typically serve three purposes; transporting residents to toilet and shower areas, a commode/raised toilet seat, and a seating surface during showers.

Side and Front Opening Bathtubs (11 products)
Side or front opening bathtubs have side or front entry/exit panels that provide residents with easier access to the tub.

Sit-in Bath Lifts (3 products)
Sit-in bath lifts provide a mechanism to support residents in a sitting position as they are lowered into a tub, bathed, and raised from the tub.

Transfer Benches (22 products)
Similar to tub and shower chairs, transfer benches provide a seating surface during showering.

Tub and Shower Chairs (48 products)
Tub and shower chairs provide residents who have low endurance, decreased balance, and difficulty standing with a seating surface during showers.

Wash Mitts (3 products)
Wash mitts enable residents with decreased fine motor abilities and arthritis to wash themselves without the frustration of dropping or managing a washcloth.