The bathroom is both the most important facility in the home and the one with the most potential pitfalls. The slippery, unstable environment of a wet tiled bathroom can be extremely hazardous. Furthermore, most bathrooms are not made to be handicap accessible, so elderly homeowners are left to retrofit their bathrooms to conform to their new abilities.

Entering and exiting the shower and bathtub can be quite hazardous to those with mobility impairments. The slippery surfaces, sharp edges and hard tile fixtures and floors are fraught with possible dangers. Shifting patients large and small manually can be cumbersome and stressful.