Safety bars are a mobility aid to help keep you safe and independent through all the years of your life. Proper grab bar installation is critical to provide peace of mind and make you feel safer and more comfortable getting around your own home. As you prepare to install your toilet grab bars, make sure you consider these important elements.

Consider the user

ADA guidelines give you a starting place and the minimum safety standards. However these mandates are for public bathrooms, not private residences. In reality, the ideal place will depend on the person using it. The important thing is that they’re positioned at a height that’s comfortable and convenient for all. If this isn’t possible due to significant differences in stature among bathroom users, vertical or angled grab bars may be a better option.

Consider the environment

Prior to installation, it can be helpful to go through the motions of one’s bathroom routine to see where one naturally reaches for extra support. This is especially important in transfer situations, such as sitting down and rising from the toilet and lift up shower seat, entering and exiting the shower or tub, and going from sitting to standing in the tub. Even if a person is physically capable of executing their routine without any assistance, completing this exercise as if one is feeling tired, weak or dizzy can yield useful results. Another option is working with an occupational therapist (OT), who can conduct an assessment and develop a personalized plan for home modifications that improve both safety and functionality.

Location

In traditional tub/shower enclosures, two grab bars should be installed along the back wall .One 8 to 10 inches above the rim of the tub and the other 33 to 36 inches above the floors as the ADA guidelines. Vertical bars can also be added above the faucet controls.

For walk-in showers, consider adding a vertical bar at the entrance and an angled bar near the back shelves.

Toilets are another standard location for bathroom grab bars. A 42-inch horizontal bar is recommended along the side wall above the toilet paper dispenser, and a 32-inch bar along the back wall above the tank, both at a height that’s easily reached from a seated position.

Personal Preferences

In a private residence, you likely don’t need to follow ADA guidelines exactly when installing grab bars by the toilet. ADA guidelines give you a starting place and the minimum safety standards. However, your personal preferences will determine a great deal about what type of safety bar will work and where those grab bars should be placed. Here are a few things to consider in your decision:

Your Height and Physical needs

When you install grab bars in your bathroom, consider the height of anyone who will be using those bars. You want to be able to reach the grab bar comfortably from the toilet and use it to help raise or lower yourself into place. A bar placed at the wrong height might not provide support or prevent a fall.

Your Aesthetic Preferences

You may have carefully thought through the design of your bathroom, and the idea of altering it to add grab bars may leave you reluctant to even start the project. Fortunately, modern grab bars don’t have to be dull, functional items that detract from the overall beauty of your bathroom. There are many stylish and integrated safety bar options available:

AICUBE’s foldable lift up grab bar as well as its lift up shower seat combine the aesthetics, comfort, safety and function together, it take everyone’s requirement into account, which meets all the generations’ requirement installed in provide homes. It is not only designed for the elderly but also for the youth trace the fashion and unique.