What are toilet safety rails?
Toilet safety rails are devices that make it easier, safer, and more comfortable to get up and down from the toilet. They prevent falls and provide stability to people with mobility, strength, or balance issues. Toilet safety rails are also useful if you have vision issues or are recovering from an injury or surgery.
What is toilet safety frame?
Toilet rails provide users with added stability while lowering onto and rising from the toilet. This non-invasive frame is ideal for anyone with limited mobility, stability issues, or recovering from surgery. accommodates standard or elevated toilet seats.
How high should toilet grab bars be installed?
The ADA says that grab bars should be installed horizontally between 33 inches and 36 inches maximum above the finished floor to the top of the gripping surface (section 609.4). This is likely due to average height and common usage.
Do you put water in a commode?
Help a person use the commode: Put a small amount of water in the container before it is used. This makes it easier to clean the container later. Help the person out of bed and onto the commode.
What is the difference between a regular toilet and a handicap toilet?
The only difference between an Comfort Height toilet (or what is sometimes referred to as a handicapped toilet) and a regular toilet is that it that an Comfort Height toilet has a higher seat. An Comfort Height Toilet may also have assisted flushing that makes pushing down on the handle easier.
What is a toilet support rail?
A toilet support rail is designed to provide support when the user is sitting down or rising from the toilet. In most cases, a toilet support rail will be placed on just one side of the toilet rather than both, although support rails with two arms are also available.
What is a versa frame toilet?
Versa frames, or toilet safety frames as they’re sometimes known, are common pieces of equipment to aid a user who stands when accessing the toilet. These frames are attached to the toilet with a bracket which secured by the bolts which hold the toilet seat on.
What is a toilet frame?
A toilet frame is an aid to sitting and standing that fits onto or around a toilet. Typically made from coated metal, it should be strong enough to take the user’s weight and it may be used to provide extra stability when using the toilet itself.