How to Choose a Suitable Commode Chair?

Movable commode chairs or toilet chairs are essential for the people who have limited flexibility or immovability.  We will discuss how to choose a commode chair suitable for patient with physical disability.

These chairs are designed specifically for the patients with inabilities or disabilities to help them with managing their day to day life. The commodes are regular chairs with toilet seat along with a removable bucket. Patients are given the chair placed by the bed side so that users can use it easily, which reduces the risk of slipping and falling in a standard bathroom.

Commode and toiletchairs are widely available in the market in different styles and colors; some are wheeled while some aren’t. Following are some top selling types of commode chairs for differently abled personalities.

Foldable commode chair: This chair is ideal for use in small area bedrooms, where patients or their helpers can fold the chair and place it anywhere easily after use. This usually comes in light weight.

Bariatric commode chair: This chair is made of sturdy materials and can bear the weight up to 300 pounds, specially made for the people with excess weight.

All in one commode: As the name itself describes, this kind of chair can be used as a classic bedside toilet, a raised toilet seat or as toilet safety rails. This is usually made from aluminum.

Commode wheelchairs: These toilet chairs can easily move with the help of wheels attached to its bottom to help the patients or users to go to bathrooms themselves.

Drop arm commode: This chair comes with arm rests,as well as, applied mechanism for dropping the arms so that users can easily manage to sit and stand; it also makes the transfer safer and easier.

When it comes to buying commode chair, the person who is responsible for purchasing it maybe for their elderly uncle or someone who is a patient of physical disability, should always be concerned about the user’s beneficial side. However, following are some facts that should be kept in mind before buying one.

Weight capacity:The biggest factor is that you should buy the chair considering the weight capacity according to the user’s weight. If this fact is avoided, the chair may break and the user may get hurt.

Versatility: These are available in different designs, some are not movable, if the user wants a chair that can move around then buy them a commode wheelchair.

Easy installation:The best thing you can find about a commode chair is its easy installation feature. Many of such chairs can be assembled without use of any tools to install thus the installation simply gets quicker and easier.

Material: Toilet chairs are basically made of different materials like metal, plastic or stainless steel. Before you finalize purchasing the chair, you would need to figure out material quality, it should be made of durable, strong and hard material as user safety is the biggest concern while buying a toilet chair.

The dimensions:Look and measure the dimensions carefully before buying it, get the seat dimensions, outside leg measurements, space between armrests and weight capacity.

I can say it without a doubt that everyone cares for their loved ones. These facts will help you to decide which chair is more suitable when you go out to buy one for your loved one.