Commode Chairs, raised toilet seats and toilet frames

Unfortunately with old age comes many assoicated problems, and unfortunately through getting older we must encounter and tackle these problems head on.  Through old age we become frail, and perhaps the daily functions we used to be able to do easily have become harder.  However, there are many mobility and modern convenience products and items that make dealing with old age easier.  

There's no shame in considering commodes as we become older, and that daily function of going to the toilet becomes harder.  There are a wide range of commode chairs that cater towards the elderly.  If mobility is a real issue, you may want to consider something like an Avon mobile commode chair, which has comfortable seating and 4 wheels at the base to make moving easier.  Depennding on where you buy them from these can be very affordable as well ar around the hundred pound mark.  However, if something static is preferred then your best bet may be to go for something like such as a Stackwell commode or heavy duty Stackwell perhaps. These are a more affordable option, with chairs around the 40 quid mark.  

 

Commode Chairs

After hours of trawling though the interenet, I found some good commode chair product ranges.

A night commode refers to the Victorian times where a bedside cabined closed by either one or two doors, enabled people to stoe a chamberpot which collected human waste and came accompanied by a washbasin and water pitcher for personal cleaning after use.  These were usually found in middle-class bedrooms before the days of modern plumbning.  

It was not until the 20th century until the term commode came to mean toilet.

Information about Commodes

The actual name commodes derives from the French word meaning convenience, originally introduced in the 1700s as a piece of furniture to mean a chest of drawers or alternatively a low cabinet.  Such pieces of furniture usually occupied a very prominent position in the room, perhaps by the windows and would often be surmounted by a glass mirror.  The french used the term commode à l'anglaise literally meaning english convenience, and this piece of furniture would have shelves flanking the mid-section.