Oasis Seated Shower System™ a new way to bathe people

Oasis Seated Shower System™  a new way to bathe people

Helping people bathe is not one of those activities that most of us spend much time worrying about.  Of course we were taught the importance of good hygiene from our parents and our mentors as we growing up.  Of course we are influenced by the multitude of advertisements for personal cleaning products.   For the most part though, we jump in and out of our showers and tubs without a lot of effort or thought about what we are doing.

When a person is unable to clean themselves, the bathing activity requires a great deal more attention.   Even if a health professional is the person doing the bathing,  being undressed and allowing someone to touch you is a process that is uncomfortable socially for most people.     If a person is unable to stand up, getting really clean around the genitals and anus may be very hard to accomplish.   Health professionals such as Nurses and Occupational Therapists spend a great deal of time and energy devising procedures and ways to help keep other people clean.  The consequences of inadequate hygiene such as UTIs (urinary tract infections) can be very debilitating, or even life threatening for people.

If reading my last paragraph made you a little uncomfortable, imagine what trying to clean someone else must be like or what having someone bathe you must be like.  

I'm really excited to present the Oasis Seated Shower System™  because I love to help people find solutions.  This technology allows really excellent cleaning with less hands on touching during the process.  People are still present and still helping with moving a person, drying them, doing little extra touches with hair, hands, or feet so there is still the one to one human contact, but some of the most uncomfortable and difficult  cleaning is taken care of with no touching.  Dangerous things like having a person with poor balance standing or leaning to the side to clean the buttocks area are eliminated.  

The Oasis is easy to use and set up.  It uses the existing shower water supply and drain so there is no construction.  It  actually uses less water than a traditional shower or tub and because water doesn't circulate inside the seat, it is a very clean and low maintenance piece of equipment.

Here is a link to another cool video about the Oasis.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfOsPTtWsPI
Remember, in a few short years, you will be able to say, "I was among the first to see the Oasis.  It was the start of how we bathe people today!".  


Right now I have a loaner I can take to facilities and let a few people try it out for themselves to see how much better their residents and bathing staff feel using the Oasis than they do using the old fashioned methods.    If you have any questions about how it might fit for you, give me a call 402-291-9514 or email, BPhillips@Totalrr.com.

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SureHands Lift and Care System and Therapeutic Riding

Normally, you can find me in someone’s home, trying to make it better suit their needs.  This week though, you could find me in a barn instead!   We are visiting the Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Association, also known as HETRA of Omaha/Valley.  Created in 1989, HETRA has helped both adults and children with disabilities participate in therapeutic riding activities.  You can learn more about them www.hetra.org.

As Edye Godden, OTR/L, the Executive Director explains, Hippotherapy is an exciting and different form of therapy that many people participate in, which not only helps with posture and balance, but helps release tense muscles and provides stimulating social contact.  It’s also a very exiting experience that many people who are not fully mobile would otherwise never get to participate in.  However, helping people with disabilities onto horses is not always easy.  Transfers like this can be hard on the riders, the therapists, the volunteers, and the horses.  That’s where we were able to help with a SureHands Lift and Care System.

We installed a lift system very similar to one that someone could get in their house.  The lift makes it much easier and safer to help larger people onto and off of the horses, which help them relax and enjoy the therapy faster and get more benefit out of it.   So, share the news and share the video!  HETRA and Total Home Access Solutions can help get you on top of things.  Like a horse, for instance!