Abantu abadala abaningi bafuna ukuchitha iminyaka yabo yomhlalaphansi bentofontofo yekhaya labo, endaweni abayijwayele, kunokuba besemakhaya asebekhulile noma efulethini lomhlalaphansi. Eqinisweni, kuze kufike kumaphesenti angu-90 abantu abadala abafuna ukuguga endaweni, ngokusho kocwaningo lwe-AARP. Ukuguga endaweni kuveza isethi yakho yezinselele, hhayi okungenani uma kuziwa ekuphepheni nasekunethezekeni. Kodwa-ke, ziningi izindlela zokuthi izindawo okuhlala kuzo zingashintshwa ukuze kubhekwane nalezi zinselelo. Enye yezinketho ezidume kakhulu kulezi zinsuku ukufaka "ibhavu lokungena" endlini yakho. Lolu hlobo lukabhavu seluba yisinyathelo esibalulekile sokuvimbela abantu abadala ukuthi bangawi ekhaya.
Umqondo oyisisekelo "we-walk-in tub" ukuthi ungenza ukugeza kuphephe futhi kukhululeke kakhudlwana kubantu asebekhulile njengoba bekhula. Inomnyango owakhelwe ohlangothini lukabhavu, ovumela abantu abadala ukuthi bangene kubhavu ngaphandle kokuphakamisa imilenze yabo phezulu, okwenza kube lula ukuthi bangene futhi baphume. Uma sebengaphakathi, bangavala umnyango bagcwalise kubhavu ukuze baphumule emanzini afudumele, apholile. Njengoba i-walk in kubhavu yakhelwe ukuthi iminyene futhi inethezeke, abantu abadala bangacwilisa amalunga abuhlungu ngaphandle kokuzizwa beminyene.
Inzuzo enkulu yamabhavu okugeza angena kuwo ukuthi afakwe izinto eziningi ezingenza ukugeza kuphephe futhi kube ntofontofo kubantu abadala. Isibonelo, obhavu abaningi bafika namabha okubamba akhelwe ngaphakathi abantu abadala abangawabamba lapho bengena futhi bephuma kubhavu. Amanye amamodeli abuye afakwe amakhanda eshawa alungisekayo, okuvumela abadala ukuthi bashawe ngokukhululeka lapho behlezi. Futhi, zenzelwe ukuhlanzwa kalula, okwenza ukugeza kube lula nakakhulu.
Enye inzuzo yama-walk-in tubs ukuthi asiza ukunciphisa ingozi yokuwa nokulimala kwabantu abadala. Njengoba abantu bekhula, ibhalansi yabo nokuhamba kuncipha, okubenza bathambekele ekuweni. Ubhavu ongena kuwo ungasiza abantu abadala ukuthi bangene futhi baphume kubhavu ngokuphephile ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ngokuwa. Eqinisweni, banesinyathelo esiphansi sobude ukuze banciphise ubungozi bokukhubeka nokuwa. Ngakho-ke, ama-tubs-in-tubs asiza ukuvimbela ukuwa futhi akhuthaze ukuzimela kubantu abadala.
Lapho ukhetha ubhavu ofanele ongena kuwo, kunezici ezimbalwa okufanele uzicabangele. Esokuqala ubukhulu bobhavu, okuncike ekutheni umuntu osekhulile okukhulunywa ngaye ungakanani. Kubalulekile ukukhetha ubhavu ojulile ngokwanele ukunikeza ukucwiliswa okwanele kwasebekhulile ukuze bajabulele umphumela wokwelapha wokucwiliswa kwamanzi afudumele.
Esinye isici esibalulekile okufanele sicatshangelwe lapho ukhetha ubhavu ongena kuwo wumsebenzi owunikezayo. Amamodeli amaningi anamajethi akhelwe ngaphakathi ahlinzeka nge-hydrotherapy ukuthuthukisa ukujikeleza nokuphumuza amalunga aqinile. Ezinye futhi ziza nezindawo ezishisayo ukusiza ukugcina amanzi efudumele nokugcina ubhavu ungagodoli.
Kubalulekile futhi ukucabangela izici zokuphepha kubhavu. Isibonelo, izindawo ezingasheleli zingavimbela ukuwa, kuyilapho ama-handrails angasiza abantu asebekhulile ukugcina ibhalansi yabo. Ukwengeza, amamodeli amaningi anikezela ngobude obulungisekayo ukuze bufanele abantu bamazinga ahlukene okuhamba.
Konke okushiwo, obhavu abahamba ngezinyawo bayinketho edumile yabadala abafuna ukugugela ekhaya. Banikeza uhla lwemisebenzi engenza ukugeza kuphephe futhi kukhululeke kakhudlwana, kuyilapho futhi kunciphisa ingozi yokuwa nokulimala. Ngokukhetha okulungile kwezici nezinyathelo zokuphepha, ubhavu ongena kuwo ungasiza abantu abadala balondoloze ukuzimela futhi bajabulele ukuthatha umhlalaphansi ngokuphepha nangokunethezeka.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jun-15-2023
