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Walk-in Tubs are Overly Expensive for a Lot of Budgets

11th June, 2010 - Posted by health news - No Comments

The concept associated with a walk in handicap bathtubs is great. Folk who have incapacities and those who don’t get around so well these days now do not have to be lifted in to the bathtub. Rather they are able to just open the door and walk in. The tubs are usually fitted out having features such as seats, hand-held shower heads, and safety bars. It all seems good, and there are lots of folk who could gain from this type of bathtub. Sadly, as with just about all more recent products which hit the market, they’re pushed out of the range of most people. Exactly how many aged folk on fixed incomes do you know that can afford eight thousand dollars or more for a new bathtub? The majority of the ones I know will certainly just keep on climbing out and in of their older one, irrespective of how unsafe.

I can remember back when the 1st VCRs came out in the early ’80s, and they were priced at around about around $1,500. Before they became outmoded in the ’00s, you could buy one for a little less than $100. You can’t help but wonder if parts and labor authorized firms to sell them so inexpensive with the inflated dollars of 2005, why were they so expensive in 1982? The same is true of plasma televisions. While they still aren’t cheap, they’ve come down a good distance in price from the $7 to $10 thousand they cost earlier in this decade. Hopefully the same thing will happen with walk-in bathtubs, but what quantity of folks who could truly benefit from them are being forced to do without at the moment because of the price?

If you are one of those lucky enough to be ready to afford a walk-in bathtub, you can find many beautiful models from such companies as Premier Bathtubs, to make a choice from. Most are engineered to fit in the same space where you have your regular tub now. However, they are much deeper than the tubs you’re doubtless used to which means you’ll be in a position to sit and suck up to your jaw if you like. You should purchase jetted models as well as those with hydrotherapy. Some styles are made of gel-coated fiberglass over a chrome steel frame for additional sturdiness.

It’s sad to think about all those people that could benefit from a walk in tub who just aren’t going to be ready to afford them during their lives. Hopefully it will only be a couple more years until the prices go down to where the average person will be in a position to enjoy all the features and safety they provide.