Sometimes you have an idea which you wonder why you never thought of it before. This one solved the problem of how to give someone a shower when they are no longer able to get into the bathroom.
Over the past few years my wife's mobility has got less and less and is now unable to walk. The carers do a good job of keeping her clean but a wash with soap and water is not the same as having a shower. The solution we came up is using a portable camping shower. Basically it's a small battery powered water pump attached to a shower head. You put the pump into a bucket of warm water and the water is pumped to the shower head. We used a large folding paddling pool designed for dogs, just to make sure the pool was strong enough. We lifted the commode into the pool and then used the hoist. The carers used nearly two full buckets of warn water and the whole process worked wonderfully. The shower was easy to use with just the right flow of water from the shower head. My wife loved the shower and was using words like wonderful during the whole event. The pool held the used water well and there was no water leaks anywhere.
Overall the shower and pool cost just over £55 and I am very happy with the outcome. I have not listed the items directly but if you want like to know more send me a message and I was reply with the items details I ordered from Amazon.
Over the past few years my wife's mobility has got less and less and is now unable to walk. The carers do a good job of keeping her clean but a wash with soap and water is not the same as having a shower. The solution we came up is using a portable camping shower. Basically it's a small battery powered water pump attached to a shower head. You put the pump into a bucket of warm water and the water is pumped to the shower head. We used a large folding paddling pool designed for dogs, just to make sure the pool was strong enough. We lifted the commode into the pool and then used the hoist. The carers used nearly two full buckets of warn water and the whole process worked wonderfully. The shower was easy to use with just the right flow of water from the shower head. My wife loved the shower and was using words like wonderful during the whole event. The pool held the used water well and there was no water leaks anywhere.
Overall the shower and pool cost just over £55 and I am very happy with the outcome. I have not listed the items directly but if you want like to know more send me a message and I was reply with the items details I ordered from Amazon.
