Folding Universal Sliding Transfer Bench

I took a leap of faith on this product because so many reviews said it wont work in a small bathroom. The bathroom in my moms room is a 3/4 bath, toilet, sink and shower and is tiny 6×8 if that. However the toilet sits across from the sink and next to the hall entrance door. There is nothing but the door to her bedroom in front of thr shower entrance. (I drew a crude diagram for a visual) This is what makes the difference. I think people who have a toilet or sink in front of the entrance to the tub or shower are the ones with the "not for small" bathroom problem. So please look at the configuration of your room, thay is what will matter the most. This product is excellent. I have enough room for my mom to take one step from the toilet to the chair, or from her wheel chair in the bedroom to the bathroom, which she can do, then I just slide her into the shower. And even though my shower stall is small I have plenty of room to slide her completely in and not get the floor wet. Being that she is only about 5"3 she still has leg room as well. The control you have to push in is under the seat and between the the persons legs but that is no embarrassment issue for us since I bathe her anyway. I have arthritis and it was easy to assemble and easy to slide. She weighs about 145. Pulled out it blocks her bedroom door but i can push it in when we are done and leave access to that door for the remainder of the day. But that room and the bathroom has two entrances so I can leave it slid out if I choose. It is an excellent product and will be a great assistance to us, she is 93 with dementia.

I ordered this for my mother, who now needs assistance with bathing, after I had considered many more-expensive benches (all, but this one, with astronomical shipping fees) & finally crossed fingers and ordered this reasonably priced chair - which arrived very quickly and has so far proven to be an excellent choice. WIDTH OF BENCH: Our shower/tub (original 1959, all-in-one style) tapers down to an 18 1/2 inch width at the tub's base. Like most tubs, the sides curve into the base like a bowl. Of course, with such a tub, it's important to measure not at the opening at the top of the tub as it is several inches wider at top than at bottom; and I did not measure from side to side at the bottom either, because the legs will not be resting on the curve. Note where the tub's base becomes level (that is, where the inside-legs will situate themselves once weight is on the bench) to determine if this bench will work for you. (The 18-1/2" width I mentioned was obtained measuring tub's base: from outermost level point left to outermost level point right. If our tub's width at bottom was an inch or so narrower, I think this bench would be too wide. The chair would rest over the lip of the tub; the person bathing would have to spray water on the bathroom floor in order to fully rinse.) FEATURES: -The chair slides smoothly; securely; easily. -The bench does not slip; slide or budge while Mom is bathing. *The chair is steady & secure. After sliding and "clicking" into place, the chair holds fast and steady. *The suction-cups on the outside-of-tub legs hold well yet are also easy to detach by lifting their tabs. -I find the slide-release-button easy enough to access with Mom in the chair. -Mom likes the handle. She feels secure - especially when I slide the chair for her. -The seat is generous in size. My Mom is about 110 lbs.; we've tested the chair using people up to 170 lbs. It operates smoothly and effortlessly. -All water flows off all surfaces; no worry of mildew which forms quickly in our area. -It's light-weight; enough so that I can easily put it into the tub when Mom's done bathing & store it there till next bath. (Therefore, I haven't needed the folding feature so can't comment on that.) -I find it's easy to clean. I'm all around pleased with the performance of this item so far. We've only used it 3 times though. I am looking forward to seeing how it holds up with use and over time, and hope I'll remember to update this review with that information in future!

After a very poor experience with a different shower chair for my son, I ordered this one, since I needed it to have legs with suctions to secure it in the tub. The suctions work very well. This chair seems to be extremely well-made, with safety features that were clearly very carefully implemented, such as the red clip under the chair to make it slide/transfer (it ONLY slides when that clip is pressed, then it securely locks); the red clips to fold up the legs ensure that they only fold when supposed to. I greatly appreciate that this large seat folds up, and it is easy to do so. It is great that you can change the direction that the chair faces in the shower by easily switching the leg tips; as well as the red safety handle can also be changed from side to side. The chair slides/transfers easily and safely. This is a very secure, well-made chair. I highly recommend it.

So, my mother has m.s and recently fractured her back on top of it...this chair made it sooooo much easier to get her in and out of the shower. It works out perfectly for her, and honestly has been a lifesaver for us. It fits our tub well, and we have a bath fitter. Some thing to point out, and agreeing with others: -The lever to slide the chair is in an AWFUL spot. There is no way for the person showering to slide themselves, which takes away from the privacy, and the person that has to slide them...will inevitably be reaching in an odd location to slide them...the lever really needs to be moved. If you’re using this chair, you’re injured/handicap/elderly...not sure how you would expect one to reach the lever where it currenty is. I took one star off for that. If you’re assisting...it slides with ease. Also, if you’re small (like my mother...95lbs) the seat is HUGE. It’s a good and bad thing. Good, because she can slide on the seat as far over to the side as possible, so the shower curtain/seat being too far over is not an issue. Bad, because she feels like she is going to fall off. Some of that is just nerves; and she is getting more and more use to it. As another reviewer mentioned, I put a hand towel on the seat for better grip. Overall...very grateful for this!

At first I thought this was way too big for our home-shower use and I was not too confident in the 'leg locking' mechanism but now we'd be lost without it.... my husband loves it....he's only 165 lbs. but this seat gives him the confidence to get in and out of the shower. Our nurses' Aide raves over it....she says it's sturdy, easy to operate and a great replacement for the little shower chair we had previously for my husband. We did not add the back on (yet)....we are using this with confidence. Don't let the price, which is lower than many models we found, let you think this is poorly made. On the contrary....great buy for the money.

I was worried when I saw the box as it was badly damaged but the contents were in a plastic bag and OK. The seat overhangs the edge of the tub but I knew that would be the case from other reviews. I installed the suction cup legs outside the tub and that moved the seat an inch or so further into the tub. I made the outside legs a little long so the seat sloped toward the inside minimizing water on the floor. What really would have helped would be if they had mounted the tub side legs a couple of inches back from the end of the rail instead as extensions to the rail. The soap dish is totally worthless. It cannot be mounted if the safety belt is installed. We did not install the safety belt, so that was not the problem. The soap dish mount is designed such that there is a three inch gap between the end of the seat and the beginning of the dish. If used, the soap dish would further prevent the seat from moving over the tub as the soap dish would hit the wall. The main problem with the seat is the latch that locks the seat in place. That might not be a problem for an agile person, but why would an agile person purchase a sliding seat bath bench? The latch is back underneath the seat where my wife can't reach it and I have to work the latch for her. I even have a hard time reaching under her to work the latch. EDIT: With more practice my wife can now operate the latch herself. In fact, once I install the bench and get her to it she can bathe by herself. Meanwhile the shortcomings of the design have become more apparent. The legs outside the tub work well, the inside legs are unstable. To get the seat at all over the tub the inside legs must rest on the inner radius of the tub. It bothers me that this design defect is so obvious and the fix would be so simple. If the inner legs went straight down from the end of the horizontal section or, better yet straight down from 4 inches before the end of the horizontal section, the bath bench would be greatly improved. The bench would be more stable and the chair would not overhang the side of the tub and so much water would not get on the floor.

This chair is a lifesaver for my spouse. It allows him to manage moving from his walker to the shower by himself. It did not fit in our regular, tight fit bath but fits nicely in our walk- in shower. It ìs non-slip and putting it together is a breeze. No tools needed. It allows independence for the disabled. Order the shower curtain to fit and cut down leaking water. I totally recommend this.

I was so excited to use this product! I am completely wheelchair bound but finally got to switch from sponge baths to amazing showers. I set it up across my tub and backed up my EZ Stand until I perched on the seat, remaining within the harness until I stabilized. All was awesome! Until .... I realized it would be a smoother and even safer transition if I lowered the bench to its lowest position ... easily done, right? It was for three of the legs, but when I depressed the positioning pin on the fourth, the pin snapped back into the tube of the leg and was irretrievable. I can't afford to replace the bench after just four uses, so I put a screw in to position the leg and taped it in place with packing tape. It's the best I can do to continue to enjoy my showers but hugely disappointing from a company I've counted on for so many of my mobility products over the years.