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Bath & Shower Products That Improve Accessibility

It ain’t easy being clean.

Check out ”Splish Splash” in Quest January-February 2008 for information about products that make it a little easier.

The expanded resource list below will help you find what you’re looking for.

Shower/tub chairs

Carex Healthcare
(800) 526-8051
www.apex-carex.com

Duralife
(800) 443-5433
www.duralife-usa.com

Duro-Med Industries
(800) 526-4753

Dynamic-Living
(888) 940-0605
www.dynamic-living.com

Eagle Health Supplies
(714) 532-1777
www.eaglehealth.com

The Easy Mobility Company
(877) 432-3279
www.easymobilityco.com

Go! Mobility Solutions
(866) 363-8244
www.goesanywhere.com

Graham-Field Heath Products
(800) 347-5678
www.grahamfield.com

Invacare
(800) 333-6900
www.invacare.com

Maddak
(973) 628-7600
www.maddak.com

MJM International Corporation
(800) 270-6199
www.mjminternational.com

NexIdea Health Products
(800) 668-2030
www.nexidea.biz

NuProdx
(888) 288-5653
www.nuprodx.com

Otto Bock HealthCare
(800) 328-4058
www.ottobockus.com

RD Equipment
(508) 362-7498
www.rdequipment.com

Sammons Preston
(800) 323-5547
www.sammonspreston.com

ShowerBuddy
(877) 769-2833
www.myshowerbuddy.com

The Sisus Corporation
(877) 828-6699
www.sisuscorp.com

Sunrise Medical
(800) 333-4000
www.sunrisemedical.com

Support Plus
(877) 808-0024
www.supportplus.com

You can also purchase bath and shower chairs from durable medical equipment (DME) providers or pharmacies.

Bath lifts

Clarke Health Care Products
(724) 695-2122
www.clarkehealthcare.com

Columbia Medical
(562) 282-0244
www.columbiamedical.com

Dynamic-Living (see Shower/tub chairs)

Grant Healing Environment
(800) 243-5237
www.grantairmass.com

Invacare (see Shower/tub chairs)

Mangar USA
(800) 901-5269
www.mangarusa.com

Mountway
(727) 499-7882
www.mountway.com

Otto Bock HealthCare (see Shower/tub chairs)

NexIdea Health Products (see Shower/tub chairs)

Sammons Preston (see Shower/tub chairs)

Sunrise Medical (see Shower/tub chairs)

Surehands
(800) 724-5305
www.surehands.com

Bath lifts also can be found at DME providers. See “As the Wheel Turns” in Quest March-April 2006 for a list of ceiling and wall-mounted lifts resources.

Hand-held shower heads

Carex Healthcare (see Shower/tub chairs)

Conair
(800) 767-6020
www.conair.com

Delta
www.deltafaucet.com

Dynamic-Living (see Shower/tub chairs)

Energy Technology Laboratories
(800) 344-3242
www.energytechlabs.com

Invacare (see Shower/tub chairs)

RD Equipment (see Shower/tub chairs)

Sammons Preston (see Shower/tub chairs)

Sunrise Medical (see Shower/tub chairs)

Support Plus (see Shower/tub chairs)

Water Pik
www.waterpik.com

Hand-held showerheads are available at DME providers, pharmacies and house-wares stores such as Target, Lowe’s and Linens ‘n Things.

Bidets & sitz baths

American Biffy Co.
(877) 422-4339
www.biffy.com

The BidetShop
(866) 460-2888
www.cleanbutt.com

Carex Healthcare (see Shower/tub chairs)

Drummond Industries
(260) 356-6837
www.sitz-bath.com

EZ Access
(800) 451-1903
www.ezaccess.com

Graham-Field Heath Products (see Shower/tub chairs)

HomeTech industries
(888) 557-6888
www.hometechind.com

Hygenique
(800) 824 - 0214
www.hygenique.com

Invacare (see Shower/tub chairs)

Kohler
www.kohler.com

Quest
(707) 578-6049
www.thebidetsolution.com

Sanicare Bidets
(800) 878-4791
www.sanicare.com

Sofflow Bidet
(866) 763-3569
www.sofflow.com

Spaloo
(888) 772-5662
www.spaloo.com

Sultan International
(888) 378-5826
www.sultanbidet.com

Sunrise Medical (see Shower/tub chairs)

Support Plus (see Shower/tub chairs)

Sitz baths can be purchased from DME providers or pharmacies.

Shampoo basins & trays

Duro-Med Industries (see Shower/tub chairs)

Dynamic-Living (see Shower/tub chairs)

The Easy Mobility Company (see Shower/tub chairs)

EZ Access (see Bidets and sitz baths)

Grant Healing Environment (see Bath lifts)

Maddak (see Shower/tub chairs)

Sammons Preston (see Shower/tub chairs)

Support Plus (see Shower/tub chairs)

Check your DME provider or pharmacy for portable bathtubs and shampooing aids.

Portable showers & baths

Care Giver Support Products
(877) 329-7748
www.fawssit.com

Dynamic-Living (see Shower/tub chairs)

EZ Access (see Bidets and sitz baths)

Grant Healing Environment (see Bath lifts)

Hydro-Care
(561) 688-9771
www.hygina.com

Maddak (see Shower/tub chairs)

Shower Anywhere
(800) 992-2055
www.shower-anywhere.com

No rinse & sponges

Coloplast
(800) 788-0293 ext. 7800
www.us.coloplast.com

ConvaTec
(800) 422-8811
www.convatec.com

Dott Products
(800) 776-6431
www.dottproducts.com

Dynamic-Living (see Shower/tub chairs)

FNC Medical Corporation
(800) 440-2888
www.fncmedical.com

Hydas
(800) 358-5583
www.hydas.com

Invacare (see Shower/tub chairs)

Maddak (see Shower/tub chairs)

No Rinse Laboratories
(800) 223-9348
www.norinse.com

Sage Products
(800) 323-2220
www.sageproducts.com

Sammons Preston (see Shower/tub chairs)

Support Plus (see Shower/tub chairs)

Tena
(800) 992-9939
www.tena.com

You also can purchase rinse-free products and sponges from DME providers, pharmacies or house-wares stores such as Linens ‘n Things.

 
 
     
     
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