With age comes the difficulty of completing tasks once easily manageable, such as something as simple as bathing. For an assisted living facility, bathroom safety should be of the utmost importance when considering fall prevention. Solutions that can make any bathroom safer include installing grab bars, or handicap accessible bathtub options some done with a tub cut process, which creates an accessible walk in tub or walk in shower.
However, as a assisted living or senior life facility, one must consider the best economically savvy, durable and safe choice when deciding to purchase equipment for your residents. Walk in bathtubs allow for greater accessibility, while also providing versatility and adaptability to the changing needs of your residents. Additionally, walk in bathtubs reduce the anxiety of potential falls and accidents, which increases a sense of independence for many long term care residents.
Again the question of affordability arises. How can a facility provide safe bathing for its residents without incurring the cost of a traditional walk in shower renovation?
Western Hills Retirement Village found the solution with Safeway Safety Step’s bath accessibility options.
According to the Resident Services Manager at Western Hills Retirement Village, a long time Safeway Step client, "We have literally saved thousands of dollars per unit by using Safeway Step’s quick and affordable bathtub installations. With the economy at its current state, Safeway Step’s products have been the best economic decision for us in regard to bathroom safety for our residents”
It was no surprise that with the quick fix of Safeway’s Safety Step and Tub Door, Western Hills Retirement Village has alleviated the struggles of assisting residents in and out of inadequate bathroom equipment. Safeway Safety Step has enabled Western Hills residents to lift their feet no more than a few inches without the risk of slipping, falling or harming themselves while getting into the bathtub. As for the facility, Western Hills has saved thousands of dollars and hours of time through Safeway’s bathtub installations. Ultimately, your goal of enhancing the quality of life, service and emotional well-being of your residents like Western Hills Retirement Village can be achieved through the installation of walk-in tubs, adding grab bars, and shower seats, all available through Safeway Safety Step, LLC
Ultimately, walk in bathtubs are ideal for your residents, by enabling them to enjoy their quality of life, independence, and dignity. Less dependent residents also have the ability to safely enter and exit the walk in tub without the risk of slipping or tumbling over an inefficiently-designed bathtub. Therefore, the investment in fall prevention through bathtub modifications is a crucial component to the assisted living experience you anticipate your residents to have while thriving into older age.
More specifically, The Safeway Step provides easier access into the bathtub, and transforms the existing bathtub into a walk in shower once installed. In addition, the Safeway Tub DoorTM also modifies the existing bathtub but includes a water-tight sealable door; therefore, the resident does not lose the ability to enjoy the luxury of more accessible full bath. To find out more about Safeway Safety Step and affordable bath accessibility options, please visit www.safewaystep.com, call 877-882-7837 or check us out on Facebook and Twitter.
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