Making Your Bathroom Safer
Did you know your bathroom is the most dangerous room in your house? Every year according to the CDC, about 235,000 people over the age of 15 visit emergency rooms because of injuries suffered in the bathroom. 81 percent of those injuries are sustained from a slip and fall from a slippery surface.
As homeowners age, it can become progressively more difficult to safely climb into their existing tubs. This increases the risk of a slip and fall. As aging homeowners lose that ability, and become increasingly uncomfortable in their shower and bathtub, the bathroom becomes a scarier place. Every 2.3 seconds a senior over the age of 65 suffers a slip and fall. 40% of people who suffer hip fractures never return home. Over 90% of seniors would prefer to stay in their homes, in order to do that they need to remain comfortable in their bathroom.
It’s not just seniors who need safety in the bathroom. Annually, children younger than 5 account for 43,000 slips and falls in the bathroom. That’s one accident every twelve minutes. 75% of bathroom injuries among children less than 15 years old are caused by slip and falls.
Slips and falls are not the only dangers that your bathroom presents. Other dangers include, electrocution, scolding, drowning, cuts from razors, breeding grounds for bacteria such as mold, Staph, Strep, MERS, SARS, H1N1, Covid, E Coli, and more.
These are scary, but true statistics. So how do you make your bathroom safer in order to prevent becoming a statistic yourself?
Let's take the most dangerous room in your home and make it safer and healthier for you and your family members.
Preventing Slips and Falls
There are many different options when it comes to preventing slips and falls in the bathroom. Bath Concepts offers several solutions for every homeowner looking to reduce these risks.
Safety Soft Flooring & Seating
An easy way to prevent slips is to help increase traction in the slipperiest parts of the wet area. Safety Soft Flooring is a permanent slip-resistant mat that fits all Bath Concepts showers and tubs. It’s soft, comfortable linen grip is unlike any other anti-slip mat on the market. It is easy to clean and won't collect grime and dirt that will cause mildew and discoloring. It offers maximum slip resistance, beveled edges for easy drainage, and comes in 7 neutral classic colors to choose from.
Bath Concepts also offers Safety Soft Seating, it fits all Bath Concepts bench and hexagon seats, giving you an additional level of traction of your shower seating. It’s soft and comfortable, easy to clean, and comes in the same 7 colors that Safety Soft Flooring comes in.
Liquid Accents Composite Folding Seat
Easy to clean and low maintenance, the Liquid Accents Composite Folding Seat is an ADA compliant shower seat that saves you space. Bolted into the wall, you unfold the composite seat when you need it, then fold it back up into the wall when you don’t. This space saving design gives you more flexibility, especially if you have a small shower. Splinter-free assurance, mold and mildew resistant and it can support up to 400 pounds. You don’t have to compromise on an aesthetic design because the Liquid Accents Composite Folding Seat comes in white, black, harborwood, and beige, with 3 metal finishes.
Bath Concepts Acrylic Bench Seat
If the Liquid Accents Composite Folding Seat isn’t your style, the Bath Concepts 26” acrylic bench seat is a fiberglass reinforced acrylic seat. It can be installed at any desired height, it comes in all Bath Concepts colors, so you can perfectly match it to your Bath Concepts Shower Walls. ADA Compliant, it can support up to 2,201 pounds.
Bath Concepts Hexagon Corner Seat
Just like the 26’ bench seat, the Bath Concepts Hexagon Corner Seat is a fiberglass reinforced seat. It is smaller than the bench seat making it better for smaller showers. It has a built-in weep hole in the corner to drain water. Supports up to 935 pounds and also comes in all Bath Concepts colors.
Designer Grab Bars
A more upscale appearance than a traditional grab bar. The Bath Concepts Designer Grab bars give you peace of mind in your shower without looking institutional. ADA compliant and can hold up to 560 pounds of pressure. Bath Concepts offers two different types of designer grab bars, a round valve grab bar that goes around the valve, and a corner shelf grab bar that acts as a grab bar as well as a form of storage.
Preventing other dangers
While slip and falls make up the majority of injuries caused in the bathroom, Bath Concepts has several products that help with other dangers you might encounter.
Exclusive Thermometer Hand Shower
Identifies water temperature instantly on its digital face. It shows the exact temperature degrees as well as an LED light that indicates temperature range. Blue is for cold, green is just right, and red is too hot. If it starts flashing red, that means scolding hot water.
Shaving Stand Footrest
The Bath Concepts exclusive shaving stand footrest greatly reduces slips and falls while shaving that could cause cuts and other injuries. The rubber rings embedded in the stand provide traction on a wet surface, giving you a more stable surface. It’s 100% rust proof stainless steel, comes in 5 finishes, and can be installed at any height. Truly a must have product for anyone who shaves their legs.
When it comes to improving the safety features of your bathroom Bath Concepts eliminates the institutional-looking products by offering updated bath design. There is no need to sacrifice aesthetics for functionality.
It’s time to design a safe and accessible bath for you and your family.