Moving Elderly to the Toilet

For moving elderly individuals with mobility issues to the toilet, a mobile commode can be used. It effectively solves the toilet-related difficulties faced by the elderly and enhances safety and convenience.

The mobile commode eliminates the need for the elderly to walk to the bathroom. It can be used in places such as the bedroom, living room, and beside the bed, preventing the elderly from walking in the dark at night or taking risks in a slippery bathroom, thus offering a high level of safety. When choosing one, the following points should be noted:

• Stability: The elderly should not wobble when sitting on it. Choose a product with a stable base, sufficient load-bearing capacity, and good anti-slip design. For example, the YIHUI commode chair uses thickened steel pipes or aviation aluminum alloy frames, with a maximum load-bearing capacity of 200kg, ensuring the safety and stability of the elderly during use.
• Appropriate height: It is best to be adjustable according to the height and usage habits of the elderly. If it is too short, the elderly may have difficulty getting up; if it is too tall, their feet may not touch the ground, which is unsafe. The YIHUI commode chair supports four-level height adjustment from 38 - 45cm, suitable for elderly people of different heights.
• Easy to clean: Since it is used every day, ease of cleaning is related to hygiene and mood. The commode pan of the YIHUI commode chair is detachable for cleaning and comes with an antibacterial coating; the detachable measuring-cup-style commode pan of the Yagao medical-grade commode has a scale observation window, both facilitating cleaning.
• Odor-proof function: Good products will have special designs for odor prevention to enhance the user experience.
• Flexible mobility: It should have smooth wheels at the bottom for easy pushing to the bathroom for unified emptying, without the elderly having to move it themselves with effort.
• Fine overall workmanship: Rounded edges, no burrs on the material, and fine workmanship at the joints affect the user experience of the elderly.

Popular mobile commode products on the market include: the YIHUI commode chair, with a backrest paired with breathable mesh fabric or memory foam waterproof PU leather. It is not stuffy for long sitting and the angle can be adjusted. It comes with a night-light armrest for safer use at night and can also double as a shower chair. The armrest height is also adjustable in three levels and comes with a storage hook; the Miaoxinshi folding model, which is only 18cm thick when folded, can be easily placed in small apartments or scenarios requiring frequent storage. It is equipped with a one-button opening and closing mechanical structure and an anti-pinch safety lock, allowing the elderly to operate it independently. It also comes with a hanging garbage bag holder; the Yagao medical-grade commode, which uses the same medical-grade PP resin as hospitals and has passed medical device certification. The seat ring is added with nano-silver ions, with an antibacterial rate as high as 99.6%. The bilateral assist armrests can make getting up 30% easier, and there are also night-light indicators to help the elderly locate it when getting up at night.