George Boyd’s range of accessible door handles includes models with emergency release latches that are perfect for use in facilities that require quick access inside the bathroom. Not only do you have to decide whether you are looking for a traditional lever, or even a chain pull or indeed something more modern such as a push button. However structural alterations, such as strengthening the ceiling, or adapting the top of the door frame, may need to be made. To make flushing the toilet easier, a lever that has a wider, flatter area to accommodate the palm of the hand can be fitted.

If you have poor balance then it is essential that you are able to place your feet flat on the floor to give yourself a solid base.Rails either side, provided by a toilet surround frame or by wall-fixed rails will provide handholds to help you to stabilise your body. A versatile handle assembly, suitable for hinged/swing or sliding doors offering easy access with a simple lever operation. If you use equipment to assist your walking, can it be used easily and safely in the confined space of a toilet?

Someone who has weakness or stiffness in their wrists or hands may find a lever flush difficult to manage. Self-propelled over-toilet chairs enable the wheelchair user to transfer themselves into the chair from, for example, the bed, propel themselves into the bathroom/toilet and manoeuvre themselves over the toilet. A portable urinal is a simple way of providing people who have mobility difficulties with a way to empty their bladder. If you have to lean sideways or forwards to reach any rail, it will not provide sufficient support and may put you at risk of falling. Our products can provide the perfect door privacy solution for bathrooms without compromising on the safety of users.These strategies for prevention can include the early provision of equipment and services to help prevent, delay or reduce the development of needs for care and support. As with many of the products that you need for your bathroom, the flush is just as versatile, with many designs and styles as well as a whole range of functions. You can be transferred into the chair in the bedroom directly from your bed where there is more space and scope to transfer. You may be provided with equipment and services as a preventative measure, before a needs assessment is done.

The height of wooden commodes tend to be fixed and they may fit in better within the home environment, looking more like a standard chair or disguised as an armchair. The primary assessment of needs will be for the disabled person, but any carer’s needs must also be considered. These are shaped to support the buttocks but is also raised slightly at the centre front to help keep the legs apart and to provide better support for the thighs.Over the last fifty years we have become somewhat of toilet spare part specialist and we are confident we will always get your lever flush cistern back up and running in the quickest most efficient manner possible. If you are keen to save water where possible then a dual flush is an obvious choice, allowing you to decide just how much water you use each time you use the loo. Ideally, when seated, your hips, knees and ankles should be at 90 degrees or a right angle, with feet flat on the floor. Please note, there can be variation in the range of equipment available and criteria for provision, depending on where you live.