Tilt Shower Commode - 18" HPU

About this product

A tilting rehab shower commode chair with an 18 inch seat. It does everything a standard shower commode does, and adds tilt, which changes who the chair can be used for.

Why tilt matters in a bathroom

Showering and toileting take time. For someone who cannot shift their own weight, sitting still on a commode aperture for fifteen or twenty minutes concentrates pressure on exactly the tissue most likely to break down.

Tilting the whole seat back moves that load off the sitting bones and onto the back of the chair, the same principle as a tilt-in-space wheelchair. On a long routine it is the difference between a wash that is safe and one that damages skin.

It also holds the person

Tilt is as much about posture as pressure. Someone who slides forward, lists to one side, or cannot hold their head up is far easier and safer to wash when reclined slightly. A carer who is not also steadying the person can use both hands.

That is why tilt chairs are specified for people with limited trunk control rather than simply for comfort.

The whole routine in one chair

Wheeled to the bathroom, positioned over the toilet, rolled into the shower, dried, and wheeled back. The person transfers once. On an aluminum frame, so nothing corrodes in daily wet use.

Sizing and choosing

This is the 18 inch seat. We also stock a 20 inch, and a 20 inch self-propelled version. Seat width should match hip width measured seated, since too narrow pinches and too wide lets the person slide, which matters more on a chair that tilts.

Tilt chairs are usually specified with an occupational therapist. Tell us how the person sits and who is assisting, and we will work through it with you.

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