Bathroom modifications can address mobility and safety issues in what may be the biggest danger zone in your home. Falls in a wet, slippery environment happen to folks of all ages. Every home should have safety measures in the bathroom. However, as we age-in-place a bathroom fall can have much more drastic consequences.

Fortunately, there are many simple effective ways to make a bathroom safer:

• Professionally installed grab bars – a wide variety for various applications
• Increase the height of the commode
• Increase bathroom lighting
• Add a shower wand with a flexible hose
• Use a shower chair
• Install a bidet toilet seat
• Replace bathroom door with a barn-door style door to improve accessibility

All of the above can be accomplished with virtually no construction. When things need to be taken to the next level, we can continue to keep things as simple as possible without a full-scale remodel:

• Replace bathroom flooring with non-slip flooring
• Replace your existing bathtub for a walk-in tub or
  step-in/roll-in shower
• Replace your sink for wheelchair access
• Build entire bathroom on the first floor if needed