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We took off the door to her bathroom completely because it blocked her access to the sink. We also had metal bars put around the walls on the bathroom so that she can safely move around the bathroom without a walker since she parks in the only area really it fits and then moves around the room using the bars. Bars are wonderful but only if they are put in the correct space as putting them up too high can cause falls and putting them too low can also cause unsteadiness and falls. So just go in there, follow after him and mark where his hands would go or where he tries to hold on to while moving around in there without his walker. We also have a raised toilet seat with handles on the side to help as well. It allows her to get up and down using the handles and the bars to them use the next bar to guide her back to her walker. She is quite efficient at it now and doesn't even stop and think about it.
I had our bathroom door removed, and will probably find a way to put a simple hook curtain for more privacy and to keep out drafts.
After mom's hospitalization, I realized I could no longer sleep in a separate room, so moved her bed into the living room, while I sleep on the couch. Also have a portable potty chair near bed, but usually we try to make it to the real bathroom.
I am amazed at how quickly Mom adjusted to just wetting her pads/diapers. Before she'd rush to make it to the bathroom, now is "content" (or unconscious of fact that she's wet herself) to lie there.
When my father turned 91, he was diagnosed with 5 major illnesses. My parents had not made an preparations for elder care. My brother, sister and I had to make a downstairs bathroom and bedroom ADA compliant. We had to enlarge the door to the bathroom so that either a walker or wheel chair could get through the door way. We put a tabbed curtain up on the exterior side of the door on a metal curtain rod for the door which worked amazingly well. Often hospice would put the walker at the doorway with the curtain pushed further out which gave a little more space in a very small bathroom. We replaced the toilet with an ADA approved toilet which is higher than the normal toilet. We put toilet safety rails on where we could remove the rail closest to the tub and put an aluminum transfer seat beside it where if Dad needed to could move from toilet directly into the tub. We put safety bars at the head of the tub and along the side wall so that Dad could stand for a shower if he were up to it. We had the tub option for sitting on the transfer seat or we had a shower with a diverter that allowed a shower head and/or hand held shower spray. We put in a wall mounted sink that allowed either the walker or wheel chair to be there. He also very much appreciate the battery operated toothbrushes as he didn't have the arm hand dexterity to really clean his teeth the way he wanted with a regular toothbrush. At any rate, the easiest solution for us was the tabbed drape that hung from the outside of the door to about an inch above the floor. We can always put a door on but it also enables others to get in quickly should the need arise!
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APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
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A walker won't fit in our small bathroom. What can we do?
After mom's hospitalization, I realized I could no longer sleep in a separate room, so moved her bed into the living room, while I sleep on the couch. Also have a portable potty chair near bed, but usually we try to make it to the real bathroom.
I am amazed at how quickly Mom adjusted to just wetting her pads/diapers. Before she'd rush to make it to the bathroom, now is "content" (or unconscious of fact that she's wet herself) to lie there.
At any rate, the easiest solution for us was the tabbed drape that hung from the outside of the door to about an inch above the floor. We can always put a door on but it also enables others to get in quickly should the need arise!