The colony grab bars are stainless steel bars installed to aid the elderly, handicapped or the able bodied with conditions such as arthritis in getting up from the toilet, bathtubs and houses. They are mostly installed in public bathrooms, clinics, hospitals, homes with elderly relatives.
Features
The colony grab bars are made mainly of stainless steel and chrome. These two materials come with a number of beneficial properties.
• Easy to clean.
• Resistant to corrosion. This comes in handy as grab bars are usually installed in frequently wet areas like the bathroom.
• Glossy finish- makes for an attractive product.
• Easy machinability-this allows for varying grab bar designs to suit different needs.
The colony grab bars are easy to install on virtually any type of wall. Features such as nail holes and suction cups provide for installation of tiles, wood, ceramic and stone walls.
The colony grab rails are knurled on the surface. This ensures that the holder will not slip even when the rail is wet.
Benefits
One major benefit offered by the colony grab bars is safety. Studies conducted in the USA indicate that at least 30% of older adults will suffer from at least one fall per year. Most of these falls (25%-77%) occur in the bathroom. They can cause fatal injuries like broken bones and hip dislocations or make already existing conditions like arthritis and weak bones much worse. Considering this high risk of falling while in the bathroom, the colony grab bars offer a major safety bracket.
The grab bars come in handy especially if there are elderly and handicapped residents in the house. A study on 500 elderly participants in Canada found out that a third of the total number of participants found it difficult to get around especially in and out of the bathtubs. Grab rails aids the elderly and the handicapped cover up for the functional restrictions that comes with their conditions. These include poor coordination, reduced muscle strength, poor eyesight, limited mobility and impaired balance. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend grab rails installation as one of the ways to reduce falls amongst the elderly.
With the colony grab bars, you can attend to other tasks or even go out without the usual anxiety of leaving a handicapped or elderly person at home. Installation in all the required areas like the bathtub ensures that they can get around easily and safely, as they do not require accompaniment to the bathroom. The grab bars aids in pushing them up. This is much safer than holding on to slippery tiles. It also saves them the loss of dignity that comes with been helped up from the toilet or bathtub.
Grab bars come in handy, even for the able bodied. As we progress in years, the body will slow down in terms of coordination, abilities and general strength. The elderly and handicapped often suffer the most limitations in terms of mobility. Tasks that seem simple, like getting out of the bathtub or bathroom, are quite challenging for them. The colony grab bars comes in handy to cover for these limitations.
