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20. Grab bars, definitely in shower/tub area. Also next to commode/toilet if possible.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #19)

Mon May 6, 2019, 02:46 PM

May 2019

Placement of toilet grab bars depends on the wall configuration of bathroom, i.e., they need enough wall space forward to the side of the toilet for them to be effective. This worked in one of my bathrooms; in the other there was not enough wall space to put one in.

Toilet grab bars are usually put in on an angle, not straight up and down or horizontal.

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Are you currently using a walking aid - cane, walker, or other? No Vested Interest May 2019 #18

I have a four wheeled seated walker left-of-center2012 May 2019 #19

Grab bars, definitely in shower/tub area. Also next to commode/toilet if possible. No Vested Interest May 2019 #20