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> > Hi all, > > Well Mom took a pretty bad fall on Sunday (75/10+). She was getting off > the commode and fell onto the side of the tub. Due to the pain, she > called my brother today to take into the hospital. A couple of cracked > ribs and slight pneumonia. My question to the list is: Is there any > way that I can locate some sort of add-on device to cushion some of the > objects (like the side of tup) in the bathroom in case of this happening > again? > > Eddie > Co-caregiver for Mom I've been trying to get my father to wear a bicycle helmet to protect his head in case of falls, especially when in the bathroom where we have some hard surfaces in the fixtures and the tile wall. They are not too uncomfortable anfd they are not expensive. sol gongola