Raised toilet seats are easy to both fit and remove which is ideal for cleaning, as well as for travel, or if there are multiple users in a household. Often, a clip-on raised toilet seat will be slightly easier to fit and remove, but it is highly dependent on the users’ needs. As with all bathing aids, there is a range of choices and options available. How Does A Raised Toilet Seat Help?

Apply a cleaning solution to the toilet seat. You can use a commercial cleaner or make your own solution by mixing one part bleach with one part water. If you fail to return any VAT exemption forms to us we WILL charge your card for the outstanding VAT. As an Occupational Therapist, I typically see this mobility aid being used by people with limited mobility when transferring on and off the toilet. Raised Toilet Seats Without Lids Unconventional Tips: Putting Toothpaste in Your Toilet Tank What Are The Benefits Of Clipping On A Toilet Seat? Ideally, when seated, your hips, knees and ankles should be at 90 degrees or a right angle, with feet flat on the floor. Standard height toilets are 15-16 inches (38-40cms) high. This may not be high enough for a taller person.

In many areas, a range of the simple aids to daily living may be available on prescription, issued by the assessor. If you receive a prescription for equipment you can take it to a local accredited retailer, which may be a local pharmacy, who will provide you with the item. You can pay extra for an alternative item, so long as it does what the specific item prescribed would do. Your choice may offer extra features, or perhaps you prefer its appearance. Rails can be used to push up from, or to pull yourself up with. They are generally fixed to the wall alongside the toilet, but if this is not structurally possible, then a rail that extends from the wall behind the toilet could be used. Use your flat head screwdriver to remove these protective caps (this may be harder for older seats which have sat there for some time). Gently work your way around the cap with the screwdriver head to carefully remove it. Add-on bidets are used with an existing toilet bowl. They are electrically powered and provide a jet of warm water to clean and warm air to dry the area afterwards. Please note: permission is required from the local water authority before an add-on-bidet is installed.

If a rail is used to pull up with, it is generally fitted in line with the front of the toilet pan, at approximately waist height and at an angle running forwards and upwards away from you. Sometimes, a horizontal rail followed by a vertical rail (or a right-angled rail) might be preferred to provide two handhold levels. As an OT, I work with a variety of individuals who have various mobility issues, are all ages and have many different illnesses, injuries and long-term disabilities. Raised toilet seats are available with arm rests for extra support when seated and when standing from the toilet. For example, if you have measured your seat height as being 48 cm (19 inches) and your toilet height as 43 cm (7 inches), you will need a 5 cm (2 inches) raised toilet seat. Most seats come in 5, 10, or 15 cm (2, 4, or 6 inches) heights. How Are The Raised Toilet Seats Fitted? Drop-down toilet rails provide support on a second side, if no wall is present for fixed rails. They also allow the rail to be lifted out of the way when not needed, or if a carer needs to move closer to the individual on the toilet.Not all of our products are eligible for VAT relief, so we are obliged to charge VAT for those products even after you complete this form. Someone who is frail or very thin, or who needs to sit on the toilet for a while may need a more comfortable seat to sit on. Padded toilet seats that replace the existing seat, The Novelle Clip-on Raised Toilet Seat will provide a 75mm (3") raise to the existing toilet seat and thus an overall raise of 100mm (4").

Transferring on and off the toilet from a wheelchair is made easier if the seat heights of the wheelchair and the toilet are comparable. Different techniques may be employed:

For this blog, I thought I would give you some hints and tips on how to fit a popular bathroom disability aid, a raised toilet seat. onto the toilet bowl or is fitted using the standard toilet seat fixings. Less flexion is required in the hips and knees if a higher seat is used, making it easier to sit down and stand up. A seat that is too high, however, can leave you feeling unsupported. Ideally, feet should be flat on the floor to give stability.

For plus size users, there are bariatric toilet seats available. These are designed with a higher maximum weight limit to ensure the full safety of the user. Often, the seating area of the toilet seat will be larger than on a standard seat. Coloured Toilet Seats Toilet seat clips are an important part of the toilet seat installation process. They help to secure the toilet seat to the toilet bowl, ensuring that it is level and in place. All OT Recommended products are tested for their functionality, ease of use, safety, and value for money. If you are having trouble with your toilet seat, or if you are simply looking to replace it, you may want to consider a new toilet seat installation. This can be done by removing the old toilet seat and installing a new one in its place. This process can be a bit more complicated, so you may want to consider hiring a professional to help you. What Are The Different Types Of Toilet Seats? We are delighted to tell you that the NRS Healthcare Novelle Clip On Raised Toilet Seat has been tried and tested by our team of Occupational Therapists who are proud to give it the OT Recommended seal of approval.

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This style of toilet is commonly seen in boats and caravans. They have a reservoir of water to flush the toilet, and a lower chamber containing neutralising chemicals into which the waste is directed when flushed. They may be too low to sit down on if used on their own, but they can be supplied with a frame that includes a platform on which to place the toilet and support rails either side. Their advantage over chemical commodes is that the waste is shut off within the lower compartment. The waste compartment needs to be emptied at regular intervals. These seats are ideal mobility aids for users with very restricted mobility, or reduced balance, and may replace the need for a separate toilet frame, or grab rails alongside.