Accessible Bathrooms
Make one of the most dangerous rooms the safest
Includes
- •Walk-in tubs or roll-in showers with low or no thresholds for easier entry and exit
- •Strategically placed grab bars near toilets, showers, and tubs to improve balance and stability
- •Comfort-height toilets and adjustable handheld showerheads to accommodate limited mobility
Why it helps
- •Greatly reduces the risk of slips and falls, especially in one of the most accident-prone areas of the home
- •Approximately 80% of in-home falls among older adults occur in the bathroom — leading to more than 235,000 ER visits annually