Electric bath lifts
The assistance needed after a spinal cord injury varies from person to person. A bath lift should be selected according to the person's abilities, body weight, transfer needs and the manufacturer's instructions. If the person cannot help with a transfer, a qualified professional should assess a suitable bathing and transfer solution. An electrically powered lift may reduce the physical effort required of carers, but this alone does not establish suitability for a particular person.
The classic option — the chair lift
The electric bath lift in the form of a chair lift is the classic among electrically operated bathing aids. Such a lift can be used in any type of bathtub. This means it can be a rectangular bathtub or a round bathtub and also a free-standing oval model. The classic can be designed as a swivel lift. This means that transferring from the wheelchair to the bath lift is not difficult. Everything is done electrically, even the bath lift swivels. Once the person with a disability has found their place on the seat, the lift is swivelled towards the inner surface of the bathtub and lowered. This is all done electrically. The carer does not have to use any strength to do this and for the person with a disability, transferring is not associated with pain or movements that may not be good for him. The way the lowering works is that the legs of this chair lift are bent with the help of a button, which leads to the lowering process. the person with a disability remains seated on the seat throughout the entire bathing process. The seat has a seating surface that ensures that the person with a disability's body does not slip. Once the bathing process is finished, the feet of the seat lift are extended again and brought to a height that corresponds to the height so that the person with a disability can be gently transferred back to the wheelchair. the person with a disability can be dried while still sitting on the bath lift seat.
With battery and remote control
An electric bath lift is powered by a powerful battery. The strength of the battery ultimately determines the body weight up to which the electric bath lift can be used. As a rule, the maximum weight that such a lifter can hold is 140 to 170 kilograms. An electric bath lift is controlled with the help of a remote control. This also makes it easier for the person caring for a person who is in a wheelchair and cannot help transfer them from the wheelchair to the lift due to the severity of their disability. The remote control of such a lift is very simple.
Buying online can pay off
Nevertheless, the operation of the remote control is definitely a criterion that should be taken into account when buying such a tool online. However, the biggest focus should be on the price. Such a tool can also be obtained quite cheaply. However, such a bath lift should have various features. Cheap does not mean that such a tool is not well equipped.