Housing adaptions

rayrar80
rayrar80 Online Community Member Posts: 71 Contributor
edited July 2024 in Housing and independent living
My son is 22 and has severe Autism and tourettes, we moved into this property 2 years ago as my son  needed his own bedroom and it had a disabled walk in shower that accomodated the previous tennant, and there is no bathtub, my son is petrified of the shower and having meltdowns an screaming when the shower head is put near him and i have explained this to my housing association and they refuse to help, is there anything i can do as it is becoming unbearable and i really don't want to move home.

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 63,174 Championing
    You can refer him for a care needs assessment from your local authority. Whether they would agree to install a bath rather than the shower, I really don't know. 
  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 2,982 Championing

    In the short term - while you negotiate alterations - could you try removing the shower head and using a gentle stream of water away from his face? 

    If there's room for a small paddling pool it can make the shower experience more fun and less stressful.  


  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 2,982 Championing

    ps it could be the noise upsetting your son - showers can be very loud!  
  • surfygoose
    surfygoose Online Community Member Posts: 500 Empowering
    Some people with wet rooms use a portable bath such as like these sold on Amazon. Not recommending this one specifically, just an example. It can fold away to save space or leave it up if it’s all you are going to use. You can fill it up from the shower.

    https://amzn.eu/d/brjN6se
  • scotiaC
    scotiaC Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Defo in the short term a foldable bath tub, it's not ideal, but could help short term, I'm in scotland, and usually councils or housing associations don't tend to install baths if there's a shower been fitted, especially if it's made for a shower, if it was an older property thay had a bath and they've changed it for a shower, they don't put a bath back in, never, it costs them between £5k and £8k to do it, (God knows where they get there pricing from),  I use to work maintenance for a housing assoc.
    I really hope u get it sorted quickly, best thing really to do, is make a lot of noise, complain, etc, look up ur local MP, they hold clinics, they are there to fight on your behalf. It puts weight behind your request!, 
    Ive noticed the louder ppl moan,and complain, the more they get, its not my style,  but its how others get it.
    Hope this helps.

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