Mangar Bathing Cushion

Ideal for those who have difficulty getting in and out of the bath, our lightweight and portable bathing cushion lowers the user into the bath, then raises them back up so they can easily get out when they are finished.

Benefits of the bathing cushion

The bathing cushion is a safe and comfortable bathing aid which allows people to lie down at the bottom of the bath – just like they would in a normal bath. It’s an affordable option that can be easily removed after use and doesn’t require any expensive bathroom alterations.

Who can use it?

The Mangar Bathing Cushion is ideal for both home and medical settings where a safe, dignified and relaxing bathing experience is required. Those with limited mobility who struggle getting in and out of the bath will benefit from using the bathing cushion, as it lowers and raises them up without the need for assistance.

If a supporting carer is needed, they can easily operate the cushion without having to lift the patient. The reduced need for lifting means caregivers will be in better health, improving overall staff sickness and its associated costs.

Our bathing cushion is particularly useful in a shared bathroom environment – similar to a care home - as there is no need for any permanent fixtures, and it can easily be removed when not in use.

Special Features

• It is portable, lightweight and very stable
• It is quick and easy to install and remove
• Air can be left in the backrest for greater levels of comfort while bathing
• The cushion is fully waterproof and can easily be cleaned after every use
• It is battery operated with no dangerous power cables
• The bathing cushion is perfectly safe and has a waterproof hand control
• TheMangar Bathing Cushion can lift up to 150kg (24 stone)
• The cushion is inflated using low air pressure from the Mangar Airflo Mk3 power source
• The safety feature means that the cushion will only lower a person into the bath if there is enough battery power to raise them back up again.

Mangar Customer

Mangar Customer, Steph, suffers pain in her knees caused by Osteoarthritis. This case study, written by OT Kate Sheehan, identifies how the arthritis affects Steph’s everyday life and how using the bathing cushion allows her to bathe and feel ‘normal’ again.

Steph is 51, lives with her partner in Kent, she works full time in an account’s office for a local manufacturing company, and she adores her job as it gives her purpose, confidence, and enjoyment.

Following suffering pain in her knees for several years she was diagnosed with Osteoarthritis in 2013 and had a subsequent diagnosis of Rheumatoid arthritis in September 2014, this has result in significant pain on mobility, reduced range of movement and joint stiffness, especially first thing in the mornings. Steph stated she has limited strength in her joints, including her knees and upper limb.

Steph is adamant she wants to continue to live a fulfilling life by managing her medical conditions, to enable her to continue to work, have a fulfilling leisure time and to maintain her dignity, her specific goals are,

• To independently access her bath, so she can soak her joints to reduce her pain and stiffness which improves her general mobility
• To reduce her anxiety and fear of being stuck in the bath
• In addition to the client goals the OT intervention needed to meet the long-term needs of,
• Joint protection
• Fatigue management
• Client dignity and well-being

Environment

Steph’s lives in a privately rented bungalow, she has lived there for the last four years and hopes to stay as long as they can as they are settled in the area and have a number of close friends locally.

There is one bathroom, it comprises of a standard acrylic bath (1700mm by 700mm), close coupled toilet, shower cubicle and a pedestal wash hand basin. There is ample circulation space and clear access to the bath.

The bungalow meets Steph’s needs now and into the future, due to its off-road parking, ease of access to the property, wide hallways and good-sized rooms throughout.

Task – bathing

Steph has difficulties with several activities of daily living, in particular bathing; she had stopped using her bath following an occasion when she became stuck in the bath for a number of hours, which caused her a huge amount of stress and anxiety.

Steph stated she had not bathed for nearly two years her decision was based on never wanting to be in a position whereby a stranger (firemen) maybe called upon to assist her to get out of the bath as her partners own health would preclude him helping.

Her particular areas of difficulty are,

• Lifting her legs over the bath if not in a seated position and free to use her arms to assist.
• Difficulty getting down to the bottom of the bath and back up again.
• Fatigue on carrying out the task
• Pain on carrying out the activity

Options

On reviewing the options to resolve the problem involved in the task, Steph took the opportunity to look at fixed bath lifts, reclining bath lifts and band bath lifts.

Fixed bath lifts – unsuitable as Steph nor her partner are able to lift the equipment in and out of the bath and Steph’s partner did not want to use it. The fixed backrest did not enable Steph to soak all her joints to gain the maximum benefit of soaking in warm water.

Reclining bath lift – the same problems still existed as stated above. In addition, although Steph was able to recline, this could not be achieved fully and to accommodate the lift her knees were flexed and not soaking in the warm bath water.

Band bath lifts – The band required good core strength/balance and Steph needed to shuffle into position, which caused pressure on Steph’s joints and pain on carrying out the activity.

Steph trailed the Mangar Bathing Cushion, this allowed her to get right to the bottom of the bath, lie back and soak all her joints, thus achieving both Steph and the therapist’s goals.

Clinical reasoning

To be able to bathe allows us to maintain our personal hygiene, which is essential to our physical health and our mental wellbeing. Steph needed to access to enable her to wash but also soak her joints to reduce pain and stiffness.

The Bathing Cushion has given Steph the confidence to bathe independently and in her own words.

'Return to doing something that I have been deprived of for a number of years and to do something that is normal which makes me feel normal’

This case study is written using the PET occupational therapy model. In 1996 Law et al developed the person environment occupation model as a response to an identified need of occupational therapy, which describes the theory and application of the interaction between the person (P), their environment (E) and the task (T) or occupation. The model gives a defined framework to enable OT’s to concisely clinically reason their intervention.

Mangar Bathing Cushion Lowers you down and raises you back up again – all at the touch of a button. The Bathing Cushion is ideal if you have difficulty getting in and out of the bath. Perfect for single handed care if you have reasonable upper body stability, the inflatable Bathing Cushion gently lowers you into the bath and raises you back out when required, all at the touch of a button. Whilst at the bottom of the bath you can choose whether to keep some air in the cushion to provide a supportive backrest or release it all to lie right back for a completely natural bath.

• Enables you to lie right down at the bottom of the bath
• Portable, lightweight, and very stable
• Extremely comfortable
• No expensive bathroom alterations
• Fitted or removed in seconds
• Battery operated – no dangerous power cables
• Fully waterproof hand
• Safety feature: will only lower you into the bath when there is sufficient battery power to raise you back up again
• Lifts up to 150kg (24 stone)
• Powered by low air pressure using the Airflo 12power source

Specifications

Maximum User Weight:	150kg (24 stone)
Seat Height (min/max):	2cm/40cm
Seat Depth:	44cm
Backrest Width:	54cm
Backrest Depth:	33cm
Air hose Length:	1.8m
Weight:	2k

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