Toilet Bedside Commodes

Preserve Your Privacy and Dignity with a Commode Chair

Also called an autonomy chair, a commode chair helps with the home-based care you need or offer to an elderly or infirm person. If you have mobility issues, it ensures that your personal hygiene does not suffer, even if you depend on another individual for other routine things. Buy a commode chair on eBay if you or someone you know needs caretaker assistance round-the-clock.

The chair is essentially a mobile toilet that doesn't use running water. It has a toilet seat, with a container or bucket underneath. The commode could be positioned next to your bed if you cannot walk to the bathroom. Commode chairs may also come with wheels so that they could be steered away when not required. The wheels must be locked when you are using the commode to mitigate any unnecessary or sudden chair movement.

• Increased autonomy: Even when you have mobility issues, you tend to avoid waking up others at night for assistance. A bedside commode helps you relieve yourself autonomously, in all discretion and modesty.
• Privacy: A commode chair provides you with greater convenience, privacy, and allows you to count on yourself for the entire day or night, thus preserving your dignity.
• Safety: The chair comes with support bars that you can cling on to when you need support getting up from the chair after you're done.
• Cost-efficient: With a commode chair in the house, you can avoid performing some renovations that could be expensive and tedious. For instance, refurbishing your bathroom to suit a mobility-impaired lifestyle can turn out quite costly.

You can clean the commode chair with some disinfectant cleaner and vinegar. It is quick and easy to clean the chair and have it ready by the bedside for the next use. Wear gloves before you take the bottom bowl out for cleaning. Empty the bowl's contents into the toilet. Most bedside commodes fit into a shower stall to facilitate easy washing.

There are different bedside commode models that fold and can be easily stowed in a cupboard. The discreet design is ideal if you do not want to make your loss of autonomy obvious to the people around you. Make sure the commode chair you buy is sturdy and light, which would make folding and storing the chair easy. Some models can also be easily transported when you're heading out for an extended trip.