In June this year, the offer of ESSENTE products was enriched with bathtubs openable with doors, intended for people with disabilities or seniors. Bathtubs with doors are undoubtedly an important element of bathroom equipment for such people, as they make it much easier for them to enter the bath or even use it at all.
As we know, our society is aging more and more - the progress of medicine and social development mean that the average length of our lives is constantly increasing, hence, in the near future, it seems, a bathtub with an opening door will be an increasingly common element of bathroom equipment. For many seniors, an open bathtub will undoubtedly increase the comfort of everyday bathing, and for people with disabilities or limited mobility, it will help them become independent in terms of caring for their hygiene. Let's take a closer look at which dedicated walk-in bathtubs with doors we decided to introduce to our offer, meeting the expectations of the market and our seniors.
Bathtubs for the disabled - dedicated models
The first novelty among the openable walk-in tubs is the MEDICA bathtub with a hinged door, size 115x70 cm - available in the version left and right. It is a model specially dedicated to people with disabilities or with severe mobility impairments. The most important feature of this bathtub with a door for the disabled is the characteristic way of bathing - the person using it sits in the bathtub from a sitting position, thanks to the built-in high seat. The advantage of this solution is that a disabled person can enter the bathtub very easily and quickly, directly from the wheelchair - to make the transfer easier for such a person, the door in this bathtub opens outwards to ensure the appropriate width of the entrance to it. The bathtub entrance itself is made of 8 mm thick tempered glass and equipped with a system of durable seals to prevent water from spilling out of the bathtub. It is also worth noting that this bathtub model with a door for the disabled has been equipped with a special auxiliary handle, allowing the disabled person to use the bathtub even more safely.
The bathtub opened for the disabled MEDICA 115x70 cm is made of the highest quality acrylic plates, without the addition of ABS, which makes maintenance and cleaning of the bathtub much easier and simpler for the user. To ensure the stabilization of the bathtub, its body was mounted on a specially reinforced metal spatial frame. Thanks to this solution, the bathtub has been weighted down to ensure the highest protection for a disabled person or their carer. A strong advantage of the presented bathtub with a door is also the front bathtub enclosure, which makes its price even more attractive.
Bathtub with doors for seniors - solutions for the elderly
Another proposition from the category of openable baths with doors are bathtubs with doors for seniors from the MEDICA line, size 170x80 cm. Unlike the openable bathtub model presented above, this one can be used as a typical bathtub for the elderly, including the disabled. When looking for the strengths of this product, first of all, you need to pay attention to the very wide entrance to this walk-in tub with an opening side: the width of the hinged door here is a maximum of 50 cm, which may be important when this bathtub is used by tall people or e.g. overweight. The door in this bathtub opens inwards, so it does not interfere with the bathroom equipment around the bathtub (e.g. toilet, sink, etc.). Of course, this senior model with a door is not intended for small bathrooms - here we have other options, which we will talk about below.
Shallow bathtubs for seniorsare primarily solutions designed for the safety of elderly people who use this type of bathtub every day - each of us knows that entering a standard bathtub for an elderly person can be quite a challenge. The construction of openable bathtubs makes these problems recede into the background - in bathtubs with a door, entering or leaving after bathing is much easier than in a regular bathtub without a hinged door. The MEDICA line is not only a guarantee of bathing safety for the elderly, but also care for the comfort of the person bathing in such a bathtub - for this reason, along with a bathtub opened for the elderly, we provide a comfortable headrest for the bathtub, which undoubtedly will increase the comfort of bathing the user of this product. The presented model of low bathtub for seniors is available in left-hand and right
Openable bathtub - models for a small bathroom
When planning to buy a bathtub with an opening door, we often have to face the problem of not having enough space in the bathroom to not only fit the bathtub in it, but also to provide comfortable and safe entry into the bathtub for people with disabilities or the elderly. It often happens that our seniors have a small bathroom in their apartments and therefore have limited space to install a bathtub with a door. The answer to this problem may be a small openable corner bathtub in the size of 135x90 cm, available in both left and right version, which will certainly fit even in a small bathroom. The modern shape of this bathtub provides adequate space for the person bathing in it, the opening door made of 8 mm thick tempered glass, made of the highest quality acrylic plates are undoubtedly the strong features of this bathtub with doors.
To ensure comfort for an elderly person during a bath, this model, like all other openable tubs for seniors from the MEDICA line, is offered in a set with a large, soft bathtub headrest. Another characteristic feature of this openable bathtub is a wide entrance to it and a lowered bottom threshold, which will also allow people with disabilities or reduced mobility to use it, which also undoubtedly makes this shallow bathtub for the elderly is certainly a strong alternative to many models of bathtubs with opening doors on the market.