Amazing Walkin Bath Tubs

Bathing is vital to our wellbeing. However, for many it is potentially dangerous due to the fact of their age or specific handicaps. What is the solutions for potential danger with life's necessity?

Amazing walkin bath tubs have provided not only the solution, but has done it in a affordable and easy manner. If you or your loved one could benefit from a walk-in bath tub do not hesitate to contact George and "tell George" exactly what you need. Or ask for Bob and he will assist you to find the best solution for your budget.

The fundamental purpose of bathing is to maintain health and physical well being of the body. While most young, able-bodied people do not think twice about taking a bath, bathing is more difficult, more time consuming and more hazardous for older people, especially for older people with disabilities. Most of the data available to me is nearly twenty years old, and in need of updating to take into account the rapidly aging Baby Boomer generation, that will most certainly increase numbers.

However, my personal interviews with hundreds of seniors over the past year indicate that the issues are still the same, even though potentially greater in severity.

In the 1980s, the Gallup organization surveyed 1,500 non-institutionalized people over the age of 55. "Using the shower or tub" was one of the major problem areas identified by them for maintaining activities of daily living. The magnitude of problems older people experience while bathing and the seriousness of their situations, raise many important questions. Why do they continue to bathe? How difficult is it for older people to bathe? How safe is bathing for older persons with disabilities? Why do older people bathe in unsafe conditions?

The elderly have a right to feel secure while bathing, that is precisely what amazing walkin bath tubs will do for those who have a difficult time bathing.

Physiologically, bathing allows cleansing of the skin and removal of accumulated foreign matter. Bathing displaces dead skin, prevents irritations and rashes that would otherwise transform into infections, and washes away waste materials that can interfere with the normal functioning of the skin. Bathing allows people to: 1) maintain acceptable social standards of cleanliness, both appearance and olfactory and 2) refresh, revive, and relax through the washing process.

Bathing, like all forms of body cleansing activities, is habitual and ritualistic. It is laden with social, psychological and philosophical overtones. Philosophically, bathing is equated with cleanliness of body and purity of soul, and it reflects aptly in the popular phrase, "Cleanliness is next to Godliness." People's obsession to maintain a clean body is well known. Americans take, on average, at least seven baths a week. Since the 1960s, the rising sale of deodorants, anti-perspirants, and mouth washes supports the social emphasis for maintaining a clean body, and it reflects the cultural and aesthetic spirit of the society (Kira, 1966).

The Magnitude of the Problem

Accidental Deaths

I, and other advocates of bathroom safety, are astounded by the high incidence of bathing-related deaths. ABT Associates Inc.'s report to the Consumer Product Safety Commission indicated that as many as 70 persons over the age of 65 die of bathtub-related burn injuries every year in the US alone. That is nearly 6 people dying each month from hot water scalding! According to the National Safety Council, one person dies everyday from simply using the bathtub/shower in the United States. Of the 24,000 accidental deaths of people over the age of 65 every year, many are bathing related (Burdman, 1986).

The National Safety Council reported that 345 people of all ages died in bathtubs in 1989, 364 in 1988, and 348 in 1987. The numbers are sure to increase rapidly with the transition of the parents of Baby Boomers and, thereafter the huge Baby Boomer generation, into elderhood.

Bathtub related deaths during the three-year period from 1987-1989 exceeded those due to handgun accidents, all forms of road vehicles accidents (excluding motor vehicles), ladders and scaffolding falls, and ignition of clothing. Because bathtub related deaths occur suddenly and in a supposedly protective environment, these deaths tend to cause a greater degree of psychological trauma for the families.

After the swimming pool, the bathtub is the second major site of drowning in the home. Budnick and Ross (1985) studied bathtub-related drowning between the years 1979-1981. They concluded that those over the age of 75 accounted for the most bathtub-related deaths. Drowning deaths, for those over the age of 60, were primarily due to having fallen in the tub.

Bathing Injuries

On average, 370 persons of all ages sustain injuries from bathtub/shower daily in the United States. The dangerous aspect of bathing is evident from the injury data reported by the Consumer Product Safety Commission: 117,230 bathtub/shower injuries in 1989; 136,616 in 1990; and 139,434 in 1991. More elderly people were injured from using bathtub/shower than from other potentially dangerous equipment such as exercise equipment or cooking appliances (ranges or ovens).

No room in the American home poses more threats to safety than the bathroom (King, 1992; Koncelick 1982 ; Kira, 1966). The National Safety Council reports that in 1990, "7.8 percent of all injury episodes, or 4,547,000, involved persons of age 65 or older" (Accident Facts, 1992, p23). The majority of the accidents took place in and around the bathroom. About 30 percent of all home accidents are due to falls, the sixth leading cause of death. Falls result in 200,000 hip fractures, 25 percent of all hospital admissions for people over 65, and as much as 80 percent of all nursing home admissions are, directly or indirectly, due to fall related injuries and recovery.

“I promise – Free Information, Free Assessment, No Obligation, and No Pressure. ALSO, No Salesman Will Call! Contact me before the end of January, and I will personally help you obtain the information you desire! Call me, let’s chat. ” George Bentley, JD, Owner

The bathroom is the primary location where many falls take place.

Confined space together with hard slippery surfaces creates great risk for all people, irrespective of their age or physical condition. The greatest danger in the bathroom is slipping and falling when entering and exiting the bathtub or shower. The hardness of the bathtub surface and sharp, protruding fixtures are the chief agents of injury in slips and falls. The lack of support surfaces for grasping in older bathtubs is the primary reason why people slip and fall. This is particularly true for older homes, a place where many of America's elderly reside.

As many as 80% of people in nursing homes are there due to fall related injuries! Let’s face it - the bathroom is the most DANGEROUS ROOM in your home!!! You must act before an accident happens!