Bath Lift Chair - Makes Bathing Easier And Safer

What is a bath lift chair? This is a chair that elderly or disabled people use when taking a bath. With the press of a button the chair lowers you into the tub and after you have bathed, another press of a button and you are raised from the tub. The chair is primarily for the aged or handicapped, however I have seen kids using a bath lift chair during re-enactments of submarine warfare. These chairs are a common site in retirement villages and hospitals. You can find a bath lift chair on the internet site, All-lift chairs (dot com), one is able to search through this wide collection and order the chair that best suits. Two makers of this chair are AmeriGuide and Archmedes. Both of these companies have been producing these chairs for many years and have different models for different people. All of these chairs are light but durable, are able to handle heavy or over-weight people and are portable.

Some of the more innovative companies to produce bath lift chairs are Drive, Harmar and Hoyer. These three companies’ retail in chairs that are powered by water pressure and well as battery powered chairs - mechanical operated chairs are also available. Most chairs also have a reclining function also, because God knows everyone loves reclining in a bathtub, regardless of whether you’re 18 or 81. A bath lift chair retails, generally, from around $500.00 and depending on the make, can come with an array of accessories.

If there is an aged or disabled person in your family that requires constant help when bathing, perhaps investing in one of these chairs will give you the time to watch the TV show that you always miss when Dad (or Mom) decides she or he wants their evening soak in the tub. With a bath lift chair you just have to help the person to the bathroom, undress him or her, get him or her on the chair, explain the button system, and leave she or he to it. In fact, the disabled or elderly person, will no doubt thank you profusely for buying the chair. Finally after months or years of having to be washed by a younger person, their dignity will be restored as they bathe alone with the help of a bath lift chair. It might be a good idea, in the beginning, to check on the person every few minutes, just to make sure he or she hasn’t pushed the wrong button and has sunken deeper into the bathtub than he or she should.