My DH has arthritis and I'm looking a raised toilet seat. I found a website that had not only the raised seat but also a riser for the toilet (actually increased the height of the toilet itself). Has anyone ever used one of these? He definitely need something that is higher. What he needs is a funnel!!! LOL! I mop many times each day!
YES, they are great. My dad lost his legs to diabetes so he was in a wheel chair. I think the one we had at the time was either a Kohler or American Standard. Your local showroom for bathroom products should be able to guide you in a selection. They are wonderful for anyone who may have a balance issue or arthritis or need any other type of support when going from sitting to standing. Also,my dad's bath room allowed for a "grip" to be put beside the commode so that he could hold on to it when getting up. We had it installed before he lost his leg. I would recommend some type of device to aid in standing up as well..something to grab hold of. Good luck.
There was a discussion here about raised toilet seats, but I can't find it. It may be buried in the toileting thread, which I will bring to the top for you.
On the right side of my home page - www.thealzheimerspouse.com, there is a picture link to a raised toilet seat on Amazon. You have to scroll quite a way down. There is also an Amazon "search" link toward the top on the right. If you type in "raised toilet seat", about 16 different models will come up.
Your "funnel" comment made me think about all the spouses here who have the problem of cleaning up spray that doesn't make it into the toilet. It reminded me of the potty seats we used when our boys were toddlers. They had a cup in the front that deflected the spray. Wonder if they have those for adults.
Instead of the raised toilet seat I used the bed side commode. I placed it over/around the toilet, removed the bucket and put the shield in. by doing this dh could use the arms of the commode to assist in sitting down and getting up. You can adjust the legs of the commode to raise it to the right height.
joyce43* I think that is a great idea. I am not there quite yet with my dh but not far from it. I am reading and storing the info in what is left of the EXTRA room in my brain. You know they say we just use 10% of our brains. I wonder if a caregiver uses more than that? just a thought,.......
I searched Amazon for toilet seat riser & found a pic of the one I purchased. Bolts to toilet beneath seat and lid; so one sits on the original seat. This is in the "guest" bathroom because we have several older folk with replaced knees who visit. Master bath has a "tall" toilet. I like Joyce's suggestion, too. Those are easy to find at yard sales and thrift stores; so would be less expensive to clean up and use.
I'm quite happy with ours too both for me and my iffy knee and for my husband. But he's forgetting how to sit down so getting him to sit ANYWHERE is a pain.
briegull, I thought my DH was the only one with the problem of "sitting down!" I tried and tried to get him to sit at McD's (he thinks that is the biggest treat!) and he tried to sit on the table ..I kept moving him in front of the chair, tugging on the seat of his pants, tugging on him...finally...finally he sat. Wonder what causes this problem?
mammie, I'm storing a lot of this info in my brain and hopefully will be able to retreive it when needed. If not, hope I'll be able to get back here to "search." This is the best place because its hands on...
Put this piece of info in the "more than you wanted to know" column.....My husband also wouldn't sit....in a chair, couch or the toilet....so, I would back up into him and "gently" sit on his lap so that he would stay. Sometimes that is the only way he would sit on the commode to do the "job"! Ah, the things we caregivers do.....
So I find I can get him to sit down best if there's something he can lean on while sitting. Like the table when he's sitting down to it, or his walker, when he's sitting on his bed. At the table, I usually have to encourage scooting forward, or scoot him myself. The chair's going to break, I swear!
Office chair...why didn't I think of that! The sentence "Please pull your chair to the table" is a mantra around our house. Either a chair with wheels or a table with wheels! That will work! TKS Bama.
Office chairs are dangerous made less so, if you have carpet. You can use a transport chair at the table but you may need to put 3" or so riser under the table legs so the arms will go under the table top. The transport chairs come in handy for a number of things and they have brakes. I wouldn't use a chair without brakes.
OK, back to the drawing board to add brakes! We have a transport chair that we take with us when we go out to a mall etc. My DH has a skinny butt (wish I could offer a transplant from my own!) and I put in a soft cushion that he likes. Haven't tried the chair to see if it will roll under the table. I'll give that a try...I did my "please pull your chair to the table" this morning and thought of this thread.
For a raised toilet there are many possible approaches. Note that if you are going to use it too and you are short, make sure it isn't so high that you can't put your feet flat on the floor. 1. Buy a new toilet in the higher height. Note that there isn't one standard taller height so compare carefully. The new toilets use less water and the improvement in how much they flush without clogging is remarkable. I would recommend buying one at Lowes or Home Depot so you have a good selection. 2. A raised seat, with or without arms 3. That riser that goes under the whole toilet, like so: http://www.allegromedical.com/bathroom-assists-c517/toilevator-toilet-riser-p528876.html
We are going to go to office chairs at the table as my husband is breaking the straight chairs by scooting them. You can get wheels that lock or glides, which mean that the chair will swivel but not roll.
The office chairs present no problems if you have carpet. When he is seated in the chair it is still hard for me to push. Maybe it's because he plants his feet on the floor. Also, you can adjust the height of the chair.
My DH has an office chair with wheels and arms. I have a piece of carpeting( 4'x6') under his end of the table. In our dining room the table is along one wall, and he has a wall behind him when sitting at the table. There's really nowhere for the chair to go to be a hazzard. Furniture placement can sometimes solve things without big fixes.