As you age, one of the things you worry about is falling.
Getting in and out of a tub is doable but becomes more complicated with
age.
I have seen the ads for walk-in tubs; a woman lying back in a spa-like setting in a sitting tub with a door.
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| And an advantage is you can't tell the farts from the bubbles! |
This seemed the perfect answer to replace our bathtub.
Fortunately, we live in an information age.
I have never seen one of these tubs, and I don’t doubt
they give you a safe and comfortable bathing experience, but there are
downsides.
The tub volume is forty to sixty gallons, and you must
enter and sit there while the tub fills, which could take five minutes or
more. When your bath is finished you
must sit there while the water completely drains. The
sidewalls are high, so in an emergency, you are pretty much stuck in the tub
until it drains.
These tubs are expensive and the cost of the tub doesn't include the cost of installation, which could double the price of the tub.
We have a walk-in shower, so the tub to me is just a luxury,
a place to sit and soak with a book and a cup of tea.
The walk-in tub looks good, but I think I will pass.
the Ol’Buzzard
