| Imagine this scene- a person tired and weary after | | | | nightmare to them. But it need not be so. They can |
| more than 13 hours in the office, rushes back home. | | | | opt for walk-in tubs and baths. |
| It is a long, long drive. It had been an exhausting | | | | Getting into a walk-in tub is very much like getting |
| week and the person just craves a slow, relaxing | | | | into a car. There is door, which open and the person |
| bath. At home there is a spa installed with all the | | | | can walk right in and sit. These days there are even |
| soaps, lotions and perfumes readily available. On | | | | special seats in the bathtubs for this purpose. Once |
| reaching home, the person settles into the | | | | the door closes, there is no way the water can |
| self-promised bath. A content smile touches the | | | | escape as it is both air and watertight. There are also |
| person's lips as he/she finally gets to relax the tired | | | | special handle to facilitate the exit from the tub. With |
| bones. Bath is just heavenly! | | | | these facilities, walk-in tubs bring back the joy of |
| Not all people have this kind of luxury. Taking bath is | | | | bathing to those who suffering from different |
| not a divine experience for many. There are those | | | | physical problems as well as the normal individuals |
| who consider getting into a bathtub nothing short of | | | | (especially kids). Previously, the caretakers had to |
| a torture, and with good reason too. To consider | | | | heave and sigh, while lifting their ward to the bath. |
| their trauma, now consider this scenario:- | | | | They also can heave a sigh of relief as the days of |
| Imagine a person in his or her mid eighties. The stiff | | | | carrying the defendant to the bath are over. |
| joint and the weakening knees are constant sources | | | | It is possible to change the normal bathtub to a |
| of pain. This person cannot move a muscle without a | | | | walk-in tub. Within US you could purchase these from |
| sigh. He/she needs a bath too, but just cannot think | | | | the store that sells other bath fixtures. Many of the |
| of enduring the pain of entering a bathtub. Once | | | | bigger retail stores like Home Depot and other room |
| inside, there is yet another challenge- getting out. | | | | stores have bathtubs that can be installed by you. |
| There is no way the person can mange this without | | | | These come with detailed guidelines. You could also |
| help. He/she has to face the indignity of being carried | | | | opt for help and make use of the installation team, |
| and then lowered into the bathtub with specialized | | | | you may be charged a little extra for this. These |
| equipment! | | | | teams are reputed to be very efficient. |
| The elderly, the ones on wheelchair, the physically | | | | Another alternative would be to hire a handyman. |
| challenged and others who do not have the freedom | | | | They might take a fee but a handyman takes the |
| of movement due to one or the other problem, find | | | | hassle out of installation. |
| themselves in such a position everyday. Bathtub is a | | | | |