Accessible bathrooms

Adapting a bathroom during stroke recovery

At a glance

  • One-sided weakness makes the side rails are fitted on the deciding factor; the strong side needs the support.
  • Reinforced walls throughout allow rails to be moved as rehabilitation progresses without new tiling work.

Questions we get asked

Should we wait until recovery settles?

Structural preparation can happen now; final rail positions can follow the therapist's guidance later.

Is a wet room the default answer?

It is often the most adaptable, but it is not automatic, the assessment should lead.

Getting the layout safe

  1. 1

    One-sided weakness makes the side rails are fitted on the deciding factor; the strong side needs the support.

  2. 2

    Reinforced walls throughout allow rails to be moved as rehabilitation progresses without new tiling work.

wall and floor tiling project, Cheltenham project, similar to what we deliver in Gloucestershire, referenced in our guide to bathrooms after a stroke

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