Commode Chairs

When you are working with an individual who has recently been in an accident or has been injured in a manner that constrains them to a wheelchair, you may need to invest in a commode chair. Commode chairs are wheelchair devices that actually have an open toilet seat on rollers with the foot rest and arms of a standard wheelchair. Such a device assists both you and the newly or even temporarily handicapped individual in not having to move them into position over a toilet. They can simply have a seat on this mobile device and use the attached bucket as the commode.

A shower commode chair is made of waterproof material and configured in the same fashion so that the individual can be wheeled into the shower, washed thoroughly without worry of any kind of leakage onto the wheelchair seat, and then taken to the restroom prior to dressing. Some reclining shower commode chairs also help in rinsing of shampoo out of the individual’s hair, achieving a relaxed position where the shampoo can wash out without getting in the person’s eyes or mouth. The Swan commode shower chair is one such device, reclining at either 15 or 30 degrees.

Other options include padded commode chairs, which helps cushion the buttocks rather than having it on a hard surface. This also somewhat insulates the material so it isn’t so cold. Folding padded commode chairs are easily stored in confining spaces where there is little room for excess materials. Some Guardian commode chairs fold away for convenience, as do many of the Lifecare commode chairs.

Uplift commode chairs also offer a higher seating arrangement so that individuals who have some use of their lower motor skills can still assist themselves in transferring to and from these devices and their regular wheelchair.

Most commode chairs are made of materials like fiberglass and stainless steel, making them strong, as well as waterproof so that they can double as a shower chair. Many come with a commode bucket, meaning that you don’t even need to wheel the individual into the restroom initially after the injury or disabling event. Much like using a bed pan, the bucket that comes with a commode chair is removable and can be emptied and washed and, in fact, is much less messy than a bed pan. Therefore, as soon as an individual can sit in a chair rather than lay in bed, using the restroom in this fashion is a much better option.