Colored Toilet Seats For Dementia

The red toilet seat is especially effective in providing orientation for those with dementia.

Colored toilet seats for dementia.

Ideal for assisting individuals living with dementia to use the toilet independently as the contrasting colour is recognisable and can act as an orientation prompt. Fits onto any standard toilet these durable coloured seats help to provide a colour contrast with the white pan or wall for people with dementia or vision impairment. These coloured toilet seats are made from easy clean plastic and feature a vibrant red colour. A recurrent concept in dementia care is contrast between walls floors furniture and fixtures.

This applies to doors as well. Painting the bathroom door a specific contrasting color can help differentiate it from other rooms and provide a small sense of autonomy for the patient. Haron international tel 03 9870 9966 1800 808 179 bemis blue toilet seats cost 55 gst pp. Red was chosen as there is evidence to suggest that the red part of the colour spectrum is most easily perceived by people with alzheimers type dementia.