Showering keeps the body clean, avoids diseases caused by bacteria, improves blood circulation and relaxes the body. For the young, taking a bath is a simple thing, but for the old, taking a bath has certain risks.
Bathrooms have poor ventilation, high humidity, high temperature, low oxygen levels, and the elderly are weak. If you take a bath for a long time, you are prone to palpitation, dizziness, chest tightness and other symptoms, which can cause the elderly to fall down. At this time, it is necessary to use auxiliary devices, such as armrests, bath chairs, non-slip pads, etc., to allow the elderly to take a bath safely.
The elderly should choose a wheelchair according to their own situation and the size of the toilet, but the following points should be paid attention to.
1. It is important to confirm the size of the bathroom and the condition of the entrance and exit doors to ensure that there is enough room to move around. If there is little room to move, it can lead to falls.
2. Choosing a shower
Chair according to your physique and physical condition can reduce the burden on your body and prevent the risk of falling, which is very important in promoting self-care.
3. Color: Older people have psychological and physical characteristics that determine their preference for certain colors. They prefer bright colors, simple grays, quiet blues and simple whites, while avoiding bright and visually strong colors.
4. Appearance: Coordination deteriorates in old age. In styling, they should use a rounder body with no sharp corners, reduce bumps and scratches, and psychologically give the elderly a sense of security.
5. Back: Sitting for long periods of time does not make you tired. Use a low backrest so that even if the hunchback is sitting on it, the protruding part of the spine does not touch the backrest.
Backless: easy to sit down, nursing staff clean for the elderly. It is not suitable for those with stroke sequelae or limb weakness.
6. Adjustable sitting height. Keep your thighs level, your calves vertical, and your feet flat on the ground. The cushion surface should not be too high, otherwise the thigh will be squeezed by the front edge of the cushion when the calf is suspended. Make sitting people feel uncomfortable, after sitting for a long time blood circulation is blocked, leg numbness swelling. The sitting surface should not be too low, or the leg elderly pelvis backward tilt, normal lumbar curve straightening, causing lumbar discomfort. According to ergonomic theory, the sitting height is generally 400mm-440mm.
