Sliding Transfer Bench - Ease Your Way Into The Tub

The sliding transfer bench is a necessity for disabled people to get into a shower stall or a bathtub. In days gone by, getting a rather large, over-weight disabled person into a shower or bathtub required muscles much like Schwarzenegger in his younger days. Today however, with the aid of sliding transfer bench, that huge person literally slips into the shower stall or bathtub in a matter of seconds.

I can still remember an old friend who was a nurse in a large hospital in New Zealand. It was the early 1970s and she was working in the old people’s ward. Lifting and humping old, fat bodies were daily chores and often she would complain of back pain and aching knees. I, of course, could no relate to her seemingly ubiquitous groaning and it wasn’t until I had to lift my rather plump mother did I realize what she must have been going through. If only the sliding transfer bench had been on hand in those anachronistic days.
     
These benches are now standard equipment in most retirement homes and hospitals. Indeed, where would we be without one? Ucanhealth(dot com) sells many different styles of sliding transfer bench and each bench is designed for a specific purpose. Different models have different names. The Eagle Group “Snap-N- Save” model retails from as little as $100.00 as we go down the list, the prices climb as do the options. The “Deluxe” comes with a padded commode seat allowing the bench to be placed over a toilet. The entire frame is aluminum and collapsible. Retail price for the “Deluxe” starts from around $256.00, not cheap, is it? Still a whole lot better than lifting some over-weight person.

Almost every sliding transfer bench has a seat belt which is sold as an accessory. It appears, some people have falling from the bench in the past and this forced the makers to add a seat belt. Benches are also able to be locked in one position with the aid of suction cups on the legs – needless to say these suction cups would be completely useless on a carpeted floor. The sliding transfer bench is definitely a must in any institution where elderly or disabled people reside and is no doubt used constantly everyday. The elderly and disable themselves, probably are thankful for its invention as it has made their lives a little easier and a little less stressful.