Here are some basic tips to help keep you safe!

Why is bathroom safety important?
Bathroom floors
The bath and shower
The toilet
Water temperature
Medicine Safety

Why is bathroom safety important?
Bathrooms are a particularly dangerous part of the home. Common bathroom accidents include scalds, fainting from heat, falls on slippery floors, poisoning and head injuries from falling against bathroom fixtures.

Bathroom Floors

Linoleum or tile on bathroom floors can be slippery even when dry. A loose rug, sock or soft slipper can easily slide on it. Bathroom floors can be especially slippery if they get wet. It is not always easy to see the wet area.

Nonslip floors in the bathroom will prevent flips and falls.
Don't have loose rugs on bathroom floors.

The bath and shower

Getting ion and out of the bath gets more difficult as you get older, especially if you are overweight.
Don't lock the bathroom door, in case you need help. Tools that can make your bath and shower safer include:

Nonslips pads or strips on the bathtub and shower safer include:

Nonslips pads or strips on the bathtub and shower floor help prevent falls.

Grab bars provide stability and a strong handhold. They must be long and wide enough to grasp easily, with a nonslippery grip.

Grab bars should be strong enough to withstand the stress that will be place on them.

Bathtub safety rails help you get into and out of a tub safely, and eliminate stooping. Bathtub safety rails must be clamped firmly to the tub. they must proide a firm, nonslippery grip.

Bath and shower stools or seats and transfer benches are helpful for those with balance problems or weaker muscles. Shower stools must have rigid seats and backs.
Legs should have rubber tips.

Handheld shower can be used to direct water over your body while remaing comforably seated on a stool or in a tub.

The toilet

It can be difficult to get on and off a low toilet. Special toilet seats are available that will fit over a regular seat to make it heigh. A grab bar will also help. Many falls occur when a person is rushing to get into the toilet. It is easy to skid on a wet floor of a loose mat around the base of the toilet.

Do not use a towel bar as a grab bar.
Install a grab bar close to your toilet.
Use the toilet before it becomes a matter of urgency.

Water temperature

Water does not have to be boiling to cause a scald. Always test the temperature of the bath or shower water with your hand before you get in. The heat from the hot water in the bath or shower water with your hand before you get in. The heat from the hot water in the bath or shower could make youy lightheaded, so don't stay in the water too long.

Check the water temperature before you get into the bath or shower.
Have your hot water heater thermostat set below 120F.
Keep a small chair or stool in the bathroom so you can sit down if you need to.

Electrical safety and lighting

Don't have a plug-in radio, compact disco player or a cassette tape player neer your bath.
Don't allow electric cords to trail where people can trip on them.
Always have good lighting in your bathroom.
Have a night light in your bathroom(s).

Medicine Safety

Do not store medicines in a bathroom. The heat and humidity in the bathroom may damage the medicine. Discard any medicines you are no longer using. Also discard any medicine if you can no longer read its label or if it is outdated.

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