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Activity tool 1. Use your sea legs in the bathroom!

Used with permission from the Régie Régionale de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal Centre, Programme Intégré d'Équilibre Dynamique (PIED).

Page 1. Activity
Page 2. Hands and knees method of standing up in a bathtub
Page 3. Buyer’s Guide - Practical items for your bathroom
Page 4. Checklist: “Do you use your sea legs in the bathroom?”
Page 5. Illustration "Use your sea legs in the bathroom!"
Page 6. Information for facilitators

Checklist: “Do you use your sea legs in the bathroom?”

	Done	To do
1. The whole bathroom is well lit
2. You always turn on the light.
3. Passageways are not obstructed.
4. There is a towel rack near the bathtub.
5. There is a rubber mat in the bathtub.
6. There is a non-skid pile mat on the floor by the bathtub.
7. There is a grab bar where you get into the bathtub.
8. There is a long diagonal grab bar inside the bathtub.
9. You use grab bars to get in and out of the bathtub.
10. The bathtub stopper is easy to use.
11. You dry yourself before getting out of the bathtub.
12. You avoid using bath oil.
13. There is a solid grab bar near the toilet.

Active Independent Aging was a joint venture between the University of Ottawa and the Public Health and Long-term Care Branch, City Of Ottawa. For more information please visit our website at: www.falls-chutes.com. Funding provided by Health Canada/Veterans Affairs Canada Falls Prevention Initiative. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the official policies of Health Canada, Veterans Affairs Canada, the University of Ottawa and the Public Health and Long-term Care Branch, City Of Ottawa. The information in this handout is current as of 2004.

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Last modified May 20, 2004