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Originally Posted by mbhoward
I installed grab bars, non-skid and new tiles on the bathroom floor that were rough cut stone. Not TOO rough cut but enough to insure good, solid footing when feet are wet. I urge you to make sure the bars are screwed into wood, or if not, go to the trouble of getting them blocked out. They come in all sizes and shapes and are well worth the expense.
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Great post, and right on the money. If you can't "do it yourself", hire a good carpenter.
The real 'scam" in this entire issue of bath safety is that Medicare will not pay for anything "inside the bathroom" not grab bars, raised toilet seats or toilet safety arms. They will however pay for a new hip when a Medicare patient slips and falls. Hip Replacement will cost up to $100K (some higher).
Why, simple, the Home Health Industry has been fighting this foolishness for 20+ years and losing to the Doctor and Hospital Associations. They don't want a reduced paycheck by having Medicare pay for common sense safety.
Every time the issue comes up for discussion to change the "inside the bathroom" rule the hospital and doctor lobby spends enough money on paying off politicians (of both parties) to kill the idea. So they get that $300 Billion spent on Slips and falls.
So, Medicare could pay a couple hundred bucks to make an elders bathroom safer, and reduce falls or spend 300 Billion when they do fall.