The whole idea behind walk in baths is to provide a safe environment in which to get into and out of a tub. By using seamless doors that often go unnoticed by the average bathroom user, these walk in baths avoid the need to hop into a tub or carefully place one foot in front of the other to take a bath. They are perfect for kids, adults with injuries and the elderly.
With walk in baths, your kids can simply open the tub door when they are ready to take a bath and can walk right into it. There is no getting over the awkward hump of a tub or the need for you to lift your kids into the tub, which can hurt your back. Just open the door, let them walk through and sit down, close the door, and get the water running for their bath.
With walk in baths, people with injuries … either acute or chronic … can avoid the necessary steps to get into a traditional bath too. Leg injuries commonly prevent people from getting into a bath the normal way, but arm injuries often do too. People generally need to use their hands and upper bodies to balance themselves as they step into a tub, but there is no need for that with walk in baths.
With walk in baths, your elderly parents can easily step into the bath every day without causing potential injuries or problems. If you live alone, this in itself can get make you feel more safer, leading to more sleep at night. And if the walk in baths are for your elderly parents, you can get more assurance that they are safe at least as they bathe because they will be using a certified walk in bath that makes bathing much simpler.
Whoever the person getting into the bath is, walk in baths provide a safe means in which to do it. Plus, as people age and are staying in their homes longer, they are benefitting from installing walk in baths before they need them so they can age in place. They can enjoy the advantages these baths provide both now and into the future when they really will need them. And for people needing them now, their safety needs are addressed and their concerns melt away by stepping into a safe and well-featured walk in bath.