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Bathtub for Seniors or Handicapped Person
Do you have an alternative tub? We are both retired but my wife is incapable of walking without assistance. Needless to say entering the tub is an issue. We have a walk in shower in the basement, but the stairs are an issue. We are looking at remodelling our current...

Carpet vs Tile for Home With Elderly Parents
I'm having trouble deciding whether to install carpet or lay ceramic tile in my living room and dining room. I'm definitely installing carpet on the stairs and in the upper hallway, but can you give me your opinion on this? My parents are elderly so I don't know if...

Checking Fire Alarm
How often should you check your fire alarm?

Installing Bathtub Safety Bars for Seniors
How do I install safety grab bars on side and bottom wall over the bathtub, which is tiled, in order to be sure they are stable?

Safety Strips for Slippery Tub
I am afraid of my elderly mother falling, is there a product we can buy to apply to the bottom of the tub to guard against slipping? I'm thinking of hotel bathroom tubs, where there is a permanent bathmat in the bottom of the tub. Our tub is about 6 years old. It...

Using Rock Salt on Wooden Ramp
We have built a ramp for my husband who is in a wheelchair and found that when we have snow and cold weather it will form ice. We have used regular rock salt so no one falls, but is this good for the ramp? We built the ramp two years ago and last year had it...

Wheel Chair Access To Shower
Can you supply a large shower unit that would allow a shower to take place in a wheelchair? If so, how could the wheelchair enter the shower and would the doors be able to be closed by the person in the wheelchair once in the shower?