Choosing A Commode Chair For Disabled or Elderly Users

Your home should be an environment that adapts to the people who occupy it, not the other way around. However, often we see people struggling with the current facilities in their home when they have not been modified.
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Having the correct bathroom support can be incredibly beneficial in giving back a sense of independence, autonomy and confidence when using the toilet.
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When a person is losing their autonomy, the reality can be distressing. In order to stay in their current residence of choice, a person must revisit and redevelop their usual hygiene routines and habits in order to accommodate reduced ability.  

The challenge that is too regularly faced by people with limited mobility is how they continue to go about their occupations in a safe and confident way.
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To overcome this barrier, it is essential to equip the home with adaptations that give the person a sense of autonomy. The most common piece of equipment which is easily facilitated into the home is a commode chair.

A commode chair will offer the user more privacy, the equipment enables the user to rely on themselves through the day, preserving the users dignity.

Additionally, some commodes offer adjustable height chairs or chairs that can be wheeled directly over the toilet, to avoid disrupting the fixed toilet or can be wheeled over the toilet and discreetly stored after use.

A commode chair can reduce expenses.
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When someone loses autonomy, some of the general household objects become inadequate.

They must either be replaced or adjusted. By introducing a commode chair this can delay or even avoid the need for renovations which can be time consuming and costly.

A suitably picked commode chair can be all in one which wheels over the toilet and replace the need for arm rests, a toilet booster and wall grabs, this is often less costly and also more aesthetically pleasing.

It may also have other functions such as a shower chair feature, stand assist raiser and tilt in space motions.

A commode chair can offer a person with reduced mobility a sense of autonomy.

As a person loses autonomy, the strongest desire is the one to fend for themselves, despite any limitations, especially when it involves personal hygiene.

The commode chair helps to preserve the dignity and modesty of people with reduced mobility.

By using a commode chair it allows the user to go to the toilet without assistance. Lowering the need to avoid waking up caregivers during the night.

If you suffer from muscle weakness and struggle to stand up, or if you need to hold a radiator a pull on a sink to get on or off the toilet.

You may be having or have had surgery on your back, hips or knees, or you may want to have the security of armrests if you suffer from balance issues.

These are some of many potential reasons to need a commode chair.
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Cortech Healthcare have created the Komodo, powered shower chair, commode and stand and assist raiser.

If you are interested in this new innovative product, please contact us below.