Toileting

This category of basic ADLs involves:

1. Getting to the toilet or remote toileting receptacle
2. Sitting down or otherwise aligning oneself over the toilet or the remote toileting receptacle
3. Discharging urine and/or feces
4. Cleaning oneself
5. Getting back up or moving off the remote toileting receptacle
6. Dumping contents of remote toileting receptacle into the toilet
7. Flushing the toilet
8. Arranging and fastening clothing

Toileting products generally include elevated toilets and toilet seats; grab bars to aid with mobility, sitting and standing; transfer benches; remote toileting receptacles; protective pads and liners for furniture and mattresses; and clean-up and sanitation products.

A more itemized listing of toileting products includes:

1. Products resulting in sitting at ADA height or higher:
   • Toilets constructed at ADA height or higher
   • Risers that elevate standard toilets to ADA height or higher
   • Raised toilet seats that elevate standard toilet sitting height to ADA level or higher
2. Grab bars to aid with mobility, sitting and standing:
   • Bed rails
   • Wall-mounted grab bars
   • Floor-to-ceiling grab bars
   • Toilet grab bars and safety rails
3. Tub-to-toilet transfer benches
4. Remote toileting receptacles:
   • Bedpans and portable urinals
   • Commodes
   • Commode/shower chairs
5. Protective pads and liners for furniture and mattresses:
   • Bed pads
   • Under pads and mattress protectors
   • Chair pads and protectors
6. Wiping and cleansing products:
   • Long-handled wiping aids
   • Bidets
   • Hand wipes
   • Liquid sanitizers

Below is a sampling of toileting products to assist in toileting and cleaning up. Click on the links to find out more information, see other products selections, and if you like, to make a purchase from one of our providers.