Our toilet handles are durable, reliable and easy to install whether you're doing some DIY or a professional plumber. If you are provided with direct payments or a personal budget from the council, you can pay for equipment and other one-off purchases that have been identified as needed in your health and social care assessment. Padded seats can provide a degree of compression under the heavier areas such as the buttocks, providing support in a similar way to a dish-shaped seat. Look at equipment that provides additional support, for example toilet backrests, gated grab rail systems and over-toilet chairs (described below).

If you live in local authority housing and they have adapted accommodation currently available, they may offer alternative housing rather than a grant. Contoured height adjustable back supports are also available, often with a harness, providing support around the body to maintain an upright position and prevent sliding or falling from the toilet. In the domestic environment, however, there may be insufficient space to use a hoist for direct toilet transfers. However, they also present problems for people who use a wheelchair since the difference in transfer height may be too great.Showerloos are useful for people who cannot access the bathroom as the toilet can function using a macerating unit so that the cubicle can be sited virtually anywhere in the home. There are even designs where you can have a stop start button so you can dictate exactly what quantity of water is used on each use.

For instance, if you have a high level cistern then you will need a pull chain whereas if you have a cistern that is hidden behind a wall then you are likely to require a button system. If you require a gold cistern lever, view our Gold toilet handle guide here to see what compatible lever you need for your cistern.To make flushing the toilet easier, a lever that has a wider, flatter area to accommodate the palm of the hand can be fitted. If you are a heavier person, check the manufacturer's details to ensure that the weight limit of the commode is suitable. They can also be used as a transfer chair and some can be positioned over the toilet with the commode pan removed.

The Act also places a statutory duty on local authorities and the NHS to support individuals to take steps to prevent their ill health or care requirements from getting worse.You may be provided with equipment and services as a preventative measure, before a needs assessment is done. If you have poor balance then it is essential that you are able to place your feet flat on the floor to give yourself a solid base.

Circulation space within a room can sometimes be improved by changing an inward opening door to an outward opening one.

You may be asked to briefly describe your difficulties over the phone so that social services can direct you to the most appropriate service or professional. Choose from our great selection of traditional and modern style low level and high level toilet cistern flush handles and levers for sale. They have a dish at the front to hold soap and a plug hole or pouring lip at the back to empty the used water into the toilet pan. The height of metal commodes can be fixed or adjustable; they can be static or mobile and tend to be easier to wipe down. Users positions their wheelchair facing the toilet and slide forwards to straddle the toilet bowl, facing the cistern.