How To Make Your Bathroom Elders And Kids Friendly

The smallest yet most frequently visited room of any house is sounding to be the most dangerous room among all. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has found that around 2,35,000 people above the age of 15 visit emergency hospital rooms due to bathroom accidents. They have also found that these injuries peak among the above 85 age category with falls due to moisture or soapy liquids being the major cause.

Also, a surprising fact is that women are 72% more likely to meet with a bathroom accident than men as they have comparatively lesser lower-body strength and bone mass. With these statistics, bathing and getting out of a shower or bathtub has been termed the most hazardous activity. Apart from exercising to improve your lower body strength, it is also vital to make your bathroom elders and kids friendly because accidents might happen to anyone. Here are some little yet effective moves you can make in your bathroom to prevent the number of trips and falls in the bathroom.

COMMON SAFETY MEASURES:

Proper Lighting:

Diminishing eyesight and negligence are found as the most common reason for bathroom accidents among elders. To enable the elders and kids to properly visualize the moisture or soaps, it is highly recommended to install lights at the needed places. Do not go by the myth that one bright light over your head, right from the ceiling can fix all your bathroom lighting problems.

These overhead lights often tend to confuse the elders as they cast shadows and create illusions. Thus, apart from installing overhead lights, light up the space around the mirror, inside the bathroom cabinet/vanity, adjacent to the water closets, behind the shower curtains/in the shower area. Also, do not forget to light

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