Reviewer: Nancy L. from Garden Grove, CA
End User Desc:

Strengths: Very sturdy and easy to slide.

Weaknesses: none

Reviewed on 01/21/2010

Reviewer: Steve B. from Mount Airy, NC
End User Desc: 60 year old male with two broken legs

Strengths: light weight, strength of unit ,ease of assembly

Weaknesses: might be a little pricy

Reviewed on 12/30/2009

Reviewer: Anthony J. from Vineland, NJ (caregiver)
End User Desc: The transfer bench w/sliding seat was recommened by the physican taking care of my wife, 83yrs old who suffered a stroke.

Strengths: It's durability, 5 minute set up for use, comfortable for the patient, very easy for the care giver to help with bathing needs. Also, the transfer from wheelchair to bench is a breeze.

Weaknesses: The only problem we have experienced is not having railing attached to the seat. The safety strap helps,however, for a patient with no balance, it was difficult at first. My son simple attached two small pvc elbows ,solved the problem.

Reviewed on 10/12/2009

Reviewer: Thomas R. from Blackbutte Ranch, OR (caregiver)
End User Desc: 58 yr old women with MS, poor balance, limited lower body strength.

Strengths: The seat has a cutout to allow washing. Slider reduces potential fall.

Weaknesses: I was told the seat had a cutout, but when it arrived, no cutout. I had to order additional replacement seat, then replace myself. Cost me additional $30 with shipping cost.

Reviewed on 06/26/2009

Reviewer: samuel R. from Monroe township, NJ (caregiver)
End User Desc: JUST WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR AS MY WIFE COULD NOR LIFT UP LEGS UP TO GET INTO THE TUB.CHANGING TO A WALK IN TUB WOULD HAVE COST THUSANDS.

Strengths: THE SLIDING SEAT AND THE SAFTY LOCKS ON BOTH SIDES

Weaknesses: THE BACK SEAT BRACE IS A L ITTLE TO FAR BACK AND YOU MUST LEAD FORWARD TO WASH. WOULD BE BETTER IF THE SEAT BACK WAS FURTHER IN .

Reviewed on 05/22/2009

Reviewer: Sheila L. from Cissna Park, IL (caregiver)
End User Desc: my friend is a 68 yr old hip replacement patient. she has difficulty transfering and this chair ia a godsend we transfer from toilet to shower.

Strengths: ease of operation and assembly

Weaknesses: none that i have encountered yet

Reviewed on 05/17/2009

Reviewer: Mary R. from Basking ridge, NJ (caregiver)
End User Desc: 88 yr old female with advanced dementia

Strengths: easy to assemble and use

Weaknesses:

Reviewed on 09/05/2008

Reviewer: Georgina R. from Suisun, CA
End User Desc: 77 yr old with PVD diabetic ulcers inability to walk

Strengths: The feature that it slides into tube after transferring onto the bench outside the tube. great help for small bathroom and inability of person to lift legs into tub.

Weaknesses: Wish it had a padded seat

Reviewed on 08/23/2008

Reviewer: K E L. from E. Danville, CA (caregiver)
End User Desc: The product is used by my wife who has undergone a right and a left hip replacements. It enables her to get in and out of the bathtub with the least a

Strengths: it does what it was designed to do

Weaknesses: I can't think of any

Reviewed on 07/25/2008

Reviewer: Rose E. from San Anselmo, CA (caregiver)
End User Desc: 89 years old, blind, not able to get in tub

Strengths: THE SLIDING BENCH, LIGHT WEIGHT OF PRODUCT

Weaknesses: METAL BARS COULD BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER, SO SEAT COULD BE COMPLETELY OUT OF TUB AS PT SITS DOWN.

Reviewed on 06/12/2008

Reviewer: Sara W. from Canada (caregiver)
End User Desc: 65 years old, MS x 30 years, no use of lower limbs, limited use of upper trunk and upper limbs

Strengths: Strengths are that it's light in weight and easy to put together.

Weaknesses: The legs feel very awkward and flimsy. I do realize they can support up to 250 lbs, but there is a lot of jerking around when transferring the patient to the chair and I don't feel very safe transferring by myself. At present, we're not even using the product.

Reviewed on 05/28/2008

Reviewer: Paul C. from Suffolk, VA (caregiver)
End User Desc: Elderly female

Strengths: Lightweight, but strong

Weaknesses: Could not adjust the lenth og the slide

Reviewed on 03/17/2008

Reviewer: Mike W. from Salinas, CA (caregiver)
End User Desc: My brother is 70 and, due to a stroke, has no use of his left side. He is also quite overweight.

Strengths: I drove my brother from California to Indiana for his college reunion. Whenever I've cared for him in the past, he fights like crazy the idea of taking a shower because of fear of falling, as I do not have very helpful facilities in my home. One of the hotels we stayed in had a transfer bench with the sliding seat. We tried it and he liked it so much, he wanted to buy the hotel's bench! Since they wouldn't sell it, we ordered one and it arrived at my home shortly after we arrived in Indiana. It worked so well! I'm 61 myself, so I'm no spring chicken, but I was able to shower him with no help from anyone else. On the trip back to California, he actually ASKED for a shower! Never happened before! It's a great product.

Weaknesses: If there would be way to keep the water in the shower and off the floor and me, it would be great, but I don't have any suggestions for how that could happen.

Reviewed on 11/17/2007

Reviewer: Josephine B. from Syosset, NY
End User Desc: The transfer bench makes me feel so secure in the shower. I recently became a bi-lateral amputee and being able to get into and out of the shower by m

Strengths: The way the bench slides back and forth with ease.

Weaknesses: none

Reviewed on 08/08/2007

Reviewer: norma M. from Diamond, OH
End User Desc:

Strengths: none

Weaknesses: none

Reviewed on 07/21/2007

Reviewer: leon K. from Port Arthur, TX
End User Desc: WHEEL CHAIR BOUND, LIMITED ABILITY TO WALK W/WALKER.76 YEARS OLD.

Strengths: STRENGTH AND STABILITY IS STRENGTH. NO WEAKNECESSES NOTRD THUS FAR.

Weaknesses:

Reviewed on 06/28/2007

Reviewer: Srichandra A. from Topeka, KS (caregiver)
End User Desc:

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Weaknesses:

Reviewed on 06/22/2007

Reviewer: Jacqueline B. from Highland, IN (caregiver)
End User Desc: 86 year old female w/Alzheimer's & osteo arthritis.

Strengths: Well built. Easy to use.

Weaknesses: A little to large for our bathroom. We end up with water on the floor which causes a danger for the patient who falls easily.

Reviewed on 06/17/2007

Reviewer: Ernest H. from Sleepy Hollow, IL
End User Desc: I am in my late 50's and have had M.S. since 1990. It helps my wife get me in and out of the shower much easier.

Strengths: The way it's made, the pieces are welded on strong. The bench moves easily. Great product.

Weaknesses:

Reviewed on 05/03/2007

Reviewer: Florann B. from Palmyra, VA (caregiver)
End User Desc: My mom, who is in her 80+ years has trouble getting in and out of the tub due to groin surgery and a leg injury.

Strengths: The adjustability of the height, the wide seat, the smooth sliding of the bench-- all are the strengths.

Weaknesses: I understand the clip holding the bench must be secure, but it is hard to unclip when person is sitting on the bench. I don't know if you are thinking about a change because I feel the clip is also very secure.

Reviewed on 03/14/2007

Reviewer: Janis P. from Tuolumne, CA
End User Desc: 70-yr old, disabled woman, no use of hands or arms, stands with assistance; loves her showers.

Strengths: The ease of use: solid frame, adjustable legs, easy sliding seat.

Weaknesses: Haven't found any to date.

Reviewed on 02/12/2007

Reviewer: David R. from Ormond Beach, FL
End User Desc: A great device for sliding into a tub. Now, need a way to wrap shower curtain around it so water drains in tub, not on floor.

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Reviewed on 02/07/2007

Reviewer: Kathleen L. from Norfolk, VA (caregiver)
End User Desc: My mother age 69 who has arthritis and a recent hip replacement.

Strengths: The safety features: locking seat, seat belt, back rest.

Weaknesses: The scale is too big. When the seat is as far into the tub as it can go, it still sticks out over the outside edge of the tub.

Reviewed on 10/19/2006

Reviewer: debra T. from Hopkinsville, KY
End User Desc: 50, 5 ft 7 in. 240 lbs left sided weakness d/t brain tumor.

Strengths: The seat slides easily and the bench is high enough that I don't feel like I am "falling" on to it when I sit. Smooth plastic seat...much easier on the "fleshy parts"

Weaknesses: The plastic "locking "hook sticks out and can cut the back of the leg when you turn. (I have to sit on it sideways and turn and face forward d/t lay out of bathroom.)

Reviewed on 09/28/2006

Reviewer: James S. from San Antonio, TX (caregiver)
End User Desc: End user is my 93 year old Mother. She's got one in AZ and wanted one in WV when she returned to her house for 2+ months.

Strengths: 1. simple to assemble 2. sturdy 3. my Mom uses it with no problems or issues!

Weaknesses: Why not make an easy way to remove the "seat belt"?

Reviewed on 09/27/2006

Reviewer: dianne S. from Moulton, TX
End User Desc: Age 41, has ms, had a relapse, was unable to use regular bath bench. Sliding tranfer bench makes for more independent use.

Strengths: It is good that it slidesand has a safety belt feature. It was easy to put together.

Weaknesses: Nothing!!!!

Reviewed on 09/27/2006