The bathroom is where many falls happen at home. Sitting to shower, a bath board or a toilet frame can make a big difference to safety and independence – but only if it fits you, your bathroom and how you move. Our AHPRA-registered occupational therapists assess your needs, recommend the right equipment and help you fund it through Support at Home.
A stool suits good sitting balance in a small shower. A chair with a backrest and armrests gives more support for standing, sitting and staying steady.
For showering over a bath. Sit on the board and swing your legs over rather than stepping in.
Sit outside the bath or shower and slide across, so you don't step over the edge.
A wheeled chair that goes over the toilet and into a level-access shower. Attendant or self-propelled, with options like tilt-in-space, a pressure-reducing seat and postural supports.
A commode chair without wheels for night-time toileting when getting to the bathroom is unsafe.
Raise the toilet height and give armrests to push up from – useful when there's no wall for a grab rail.
On and off the toilet, into the shower or over the bath.
Whether you need a backrest, armrests or more support.
For longer sitting on a commode, including a Waterlow score.
Which affect safety and equipment choice.
Making showering and toileting safer for whoever helps you.
Grab rails where you need them, a non-slip bathroom floor, and a handheld shower so washing seated is easier.
This equipment is funded through the Assistive Technology and Home Modifications (AT-HM) scheme, separate from your quarterly Support at Home budget.
AT-HM funding tiers (up to), generally available for 12 months.
Your care partner refers through our website. We respond within one business day and usually see new clients within 2–3 weeks.
We watch how you use your bathroom and toilet, and measure you and the space.
You and your care partner receive a report recommending the equipment and settings you need.
For more complex equipment such as a mobile shower commode, we trial it with you first.
We set the equipment to the right height, show you and your carer how to use it safely, and photograph it as confirmation of delivery.
Yes. Shower chairs are on the AT-HM list and can be funded from your AT-HM allocation, separate from your quarterly budget.
The AT-HM list classes shower chairs as items that benefit from a health professional's prescription. An OT makes sure the chair suits your balance, transfers and bathroom.
A stool has no back or arms and suits people with good balance. A chair has a backrest and armrests for more support.
A wheeled chair that can go over the toilet and into a level-access shower, so you don't have to transfer between the two.
Usually set so your feet are flat on the floor and your knees are about level with your hips. Your OT sets it for you.
A bedside commode or an over-toilet frame may help. Your OT will look at what's safest for you.
Ask your Support at Home care partner to refer you, or call us on 07 5220 8909.
To book an appointment with an occupational therapist, please call 07 5220 8909 or submit a referral form below.
General Practitioners can send referrals to:
Email: hello@forbes.care
Fax: 07 5302 6482
Address: Shop 15/102 Burnett St, Buderim
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