Bathroom adaptations- fixed folding seat and grab rail

jackie1060
jackie1060 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
Is there any help for me to get a fixed folding seat and a grab rail put in my shower my local council said it could take over 8 months to get help with this 
Thanks in advance
Jackie

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  • Jean_OT
    Jean_OT Online Community Member Posts: 511 Empowering
    Hi @jackie1060

    Unfortunately the alternative is for you to arrange it and pay for it yourself. If finances are tight you could try applying for charitable funds https://www.scope.org.uk/support/disabled-people/search-grants but that is likely to lead to delays also. By far the quickest/easiest option if you have the resources is to buy the items you need online and get a local handyperson to fit them. Info about the items available can be found at: https://asksara.dlf.org.uk/

    Even if you sort this out yourself don't cancel the Community OT visit they might have other useful suggestions when they are eventually able to come to you.

    Best Wishes
    Jean
  • jackie1060
    jackie1060 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    Thanks for your help xx
  • exdvr
    exdvr Online Community Member Posts: 324 Empowering

    Hi @jackie1060, have you tried looking on eBay to see if anything suits what you need?  They have a vast selection of seats, stools, folding seats etcetera. Is it essential that yours has to be a wall-mounted one?  I have a 4-legged height adjustable seat with armrests, plus a wall mounted grab rail.  Admittedly these were supplied by social services but they're not really expensive to buy.  It's just a suggestion but there really is no point in waiting 8 months if your issues can be fixed by this weekend. Check it out here     https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1311.R1.TR11.TRC1.A0.H2.Xshower+seat.TRS0&_nkw=shower+seat&_sacat=0

        Best Wishes.

  • jackie1060
    jackie1060 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    Thanks for the advice I will check it out