Are your armrests in the right place?

If you want handrails to do their job, you need to know where the handrails are installed in your home. Of course, the best thing to do is to get a professional evaluator. But if you buy and install the handrails yourself, you can also do some simple checks and evaluations to determine where to install the handrails. The evaluation mainly has two directions, one is the movement process of the elderly activities at home, the other is the activity of the elderly limbs.

The movement process of the bathroom area can be divided into five parts

(1) Open and close the toilet door
(2) Activities in the bathroom
(3) Undress before the toilet
(4) Sit up and stand on the toilet seat
(5) post-toilet treatment

The flow of action in the shower can also be divided into five parts

(1) Undress
(2) Open and close the bathroom door
(3) Move and turn around in the bathroom
(4) Rinse while standing or sitting in a shower Chair
(5) Wipe the body

Through the movement analysis of different scenes, we can understand which movements of the elderly are difficult, and install handrails in the corresponding movement positions.

At the same time, to understand the activities of the elderly limbs, is to help us determine the specific location of the armrest installation. Whether an elderly person has weakness in one hand or foot that makes it difficult to move. For example, if the elderly person's left ankle is stiff or painful when moving, the elderly person should try to use his right hand for support when installing a handrail.
Different physical conditions affect the difficulty of different movements. Only with a comprehensive understanding of the physical condition of the elderly can we better judge which behaviors the elderly will find difficult.