@Robert8341
Hi, sorry I didn't notice earlier, my electric wheelchair though I am not racing haha basically I am managing a 299 lb motorized chair in your house. Which can have accidents lol. The main thing to be conscious of is my chair is pretty standard, 38 inches wide so yes if you have a standard door I fit, What people forget though is great I am in the room, can I use the room as intended? Doo you have adequate space for a 38 inch wide chair to go beside your bed through your kitchen into the main part of your living room? In the bathroom, a sink without a cabinet underneath. For toilets and showers, usually we can do an independent transfer with some type of support, I have aa walker but you have to have space for a wheelchair, the walker and my ability to turn and sit without having to move the chair. I in my toilet room have a permanent bar that assists me. the 2x4 supports iin the wall were reinforced because it supports 100% adult weight a number of times a day....Also and Amazon can be great for ideas lol, I have Like arm rests for my toilet when balance is an issue those are handy. Another Amazon find I have a step with a handle to assist me getting into bed alone. My Husband did do a little tweaking to attach to my bed frame so more secure. You need a shower chair, again choose the options with arms it will pay off.I wasn't always in a wheelchair so the therapists helped me pick out things My shower chair has the ability to turn and lock, which is easier because the seat faces out of the shower I get in my husband unlocks turns the seat in the shower and locks it again. Another great Amazon find a tension support pole even my nurse was surprised how strong, I installed a new walk in tub but couldn't get in works amazing for transfers. Don't use bath mats, definite tripping hazard when you don't have full control of feet. I use those stupid flower stickys and love them.
My current house is a new build so microwave over stove, I have a 2nnd microwave on counter. Most places kitchen sink accessibility is very expensive. I have filter water and ice on my fridge door dispenser. I use a Keurig Coffee maker which my husband fills up before he leaves and just in case a pitcher of water on counter. Also what a lot of people don't realize is my latest wheelchair is about a year old, because electronic I am able to securely raise my whole seat so I can reach like the first shelf in the kitchen cupboard
Then I have small things because my nerves are damaged in my hands also. All my doors open with levers not knobs. All my cups have a handle and a lid.I have silverware with fat handles. Because nerve damage in hands and legs I love my bidet. Also something we found useful is sometimes transfers aren't as quick as you hope and a little leak on a bathroom tile floor creates a dangerous slipping hazard when your already unstable a larger rug flat we use like a runner rug not a fluffy bathroom rug provides a little more safety
