NRS Healthcare Adjustable Swivel Bather

Product Information

The Myco Adjustable Width Swivel Bather® has two parts; a base frame that rests on the bath and a seat unit that rotates on the base. The two parts separate easily for handling and storage. Each part weighs 3.2kg. The Swivel Bather is adjustable from 26″ to 30″ to fit a range of domestic baths. The effort of you pushing down, the hydraulic piston and the water buoyancy is enough to raise you up to the rim of the bath. You would need arm strength and flexibility, plus good core stability and strength, to use a hydraulic bath. If a person can no longer access their current bathing facilities or use equipment to enable access, whether it is a bath, or a shower cubicle with a high step etc, I would recommend they had a level access shower. This will meet the need long term. Bath boards may not fit baths with irregular shaped sides, corner tiling etc. If this is a problem then a wall-mounted bath board may be an option.

Manual bath lifts are operated hydraulically, using the weight of the person to lower the lift and the buoyancy of the water to help to raise the lift. When you are ready to get out of the bath, you sit upright and push down on the bath rims. This releases the hydraulic piston, which is pre-set for your weight. The Width Adjustable Swivel Bath Seat rotates through 360 degrees ensuring the user has a safer, easier and more comfortable means of accessing the bath, greatly improving access when washing. the level of disruption in terms of both noise and mess whilst work is in progress, and the time the bathroom will be out of actionA hoist is usually a strong metal frame which may be static (fixed) or mobile. The frame has a lifting mechanism operated manually or powered by electricity. From the frame, or lifting arm/boom, is suspended a sling (on a spreader bar) or a chair, to support and carry a person as they are moved from one place or position to another. The Myco Ultra Swivel Bather with product code MUSB replaced the TWAX1 but is virtually identical apart from a couple of detail changes.

Here is an example of someone’s bathroom who had their bath removed and replaced with a level access shower. Or sometimes an inflatable bath cushion is used. This is more often when other people need to use the bath as it is easier to remove. This is pumped full of air to raise it using a compressor. Once sitting on it, the air is released with a hand control to lower you to the bottom of the bath. Once done, you press the button on the hand control to fill it with air again and raise you up. You then swing your legs over the side of the bath and stand up. You do need have good sitting balance to use this. We do NOT decide if an item is or isn’t exempt & we don’t make any more or less money if we charge you VAT or we don’t charge you VAT. with a physical or mental impairment which has a long-term and substantial adverse effect upon his/her ability to carry out everyday activities;If you experience difficulty turning your taps on and/or off due to a weak or painful grip, you may wish to consider trying tap turners. These fit onto the top of your existing taps. Most are designed for a particular type of tap (e.g. for cross or bar head taps or for round heads). They are usually colour coded red or blue for hot and cold taps. Battery powered hoists are easier to operate than manual hoists as the motor takes the person's weight, but the battery needs to be charged regularly.

Depending on the kind and design of the alternative bath, you are advised to consider the need for installing additional grab rails.

The ideal bath seat

Bath seats are sometimes used on their own, without a bath board. You need to be able to step safely into the bath and position yourself onto the seat. After bathing you will need the strength to push yourself up to standing from the seat. Bath boards may sometimes also be called shower boards. Shower boards have greater width/depth than bath boards providing a greater area of support whilst sitting under a shower, whereas bath boards are narrower to provide more room if you wish to transfer down onto a bath seat. Bath boards can be used to sit on whilst showering. Most seats have side flaps which drop down and rest on the rims on the bath to assist with getting on and off the seat. Some models have a swivelling seat or disc on the seat which helps the person to get on and off. Alternatively, a flexible transfer disc can be placed on top of the seat to provide a means of swivelling. The Myco Heavy Duty Swivel Bather has two parts; a base frame that rests on the bath and a seat unit that rotates on the base. The two parts separate easily for handling and storage. Each part weighs 3.2kg. The frame of the Heavy Duty Adjustable Width Swivel Bather is made from Stainless Steel for additional strength and is weight rated to 160kg (25 st). The unit is adjustable in width from 26″ to 30″, so that it fits a range of domestic baths.