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I haven't purchased the shower buddy yet as I'm still hoping to find an exoskeleton medical device that will help my LO get into the shower more easily. There are several exoskeleton devices now available for people disabled with MS, Stroke, ALS, Parkinsons, and Spinal cord injury. These are FDA approved and Medicare will pay under some circumstances for them. These devices are currently way too expensive for self pay ($100,000+).
*IF* we can find the right kind of exoskeleton device and *IF*Medicare will pay for it we won't need a Shower Buddy.
Agreed, the Shower Buddy is relatively expensive (yes, ballpark $2800 -$6000 depending on which model and accessories you need). Medicare will not cover the cost. So it's self pay. But I think it's a highly rated product and it has many excellent features.
If you buy the Shower Buddy please let us know whether it meets or exceeds expectations.
The best thing to do would be to contact a couple renovators in your area and ask them to give you a quote and how they propose doing this.
The one I have has the shower pan dropped down so if you look at it in the crawlspace you can see where the shower pan is. There are others that have a slight ramp instead of a raised edge to the shower pan.
Maybe the easiest thing to do at this time would be to get a shower bench. You sit on it and scoot to the center of the bench to take the shower. this actually is pretty safe as you can remain seated while taking the shower so there is less of a chance for a slip and fall.
The other thing to get installed are good sturdy grab bars.
The bars on shower doors are not strong enough to be used for support.
I would strongly advise AGAINST one of the "walk in tubs".
The device you mentioned was what I was going to suggest. I don't know specific brands but a seat to sit & spin (safely) over the bath/tub edge was recommended by an OT to my family. It is on order, so no review yet.
www.shower-buddy.com. Shower Buddy has products for safe shower or bathtub transfers.
It's lightweight, safe, equipment that doesn't need to be installed - you can use it anywhere. It's still pricey - but so much less than installing a true roll-in shower.
I hope this is helpful.
(we currently have the platinum health sliding bath chair bench from amazon but it only has a lap seatbelt but not a chest seatbelt and doesnt tilt back, which we need now: https://www.platinumhealthllc.com/products/hydroglyde-toilet-to-tub-sliding-bench-extra-long
It is very nice. I’m enjoying using it when I’m staying there.
They did a nice job. It cost around $10K to do the job which required some plumbing changes and getting rid of the bath tub.
This is not a place to hire such work done.
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