Thanks, cwillie. Didn't know that about the bars. Will try tape.

Cheyenne, I wonder if you can get the adhesive strips meant for the shower/tub floor and put them on the grab bars? Usually you would be using the bars when getting in or out after rinsing off so you wouldn't be soapy, perhaps have a towel within reach so you can start to dry off before standing?

We have a grab bar inside the tub about hip height at a 2 o'clock/8o'clock stance securely bolted down. When wet and our hands are wet and soapy, the bar becomes useless. Hubby uses it to get up from chair. How can we get the bar not to be slippery? All I can think is to wrap and secure a hand towel around it. Any thoughts? Because we really NEED to use this.

One tip for grab bars.......Look closely at the placement in the tub and toilet area and determine which had is used to hold on as the person raises and lowers themselves. Place a longer bar in that location and mount it at about a 30 degree angle that matches the persons movement as they move up and down.

Louby, over here in Canada residents are often responsible for getting their own shower seat. As for the grab bars, it seems kind of strange there are none, but usually baths are given in a specially equipped central location and the ones in the room are never used.

ps. This nursing home is in England.

Can a Nursing Home let out a room without a grab rail in the shower or a shower seat? My Nan has Dementia and has just come out of hospital after a few falls and has been placed in such a home.

I would like advice on how to use the grab bars after installed. I am planning on installing a horizontal grab bar on the wall along the long side of the tub as well as a short vertical one on the wall at the short end of the tub to assist getting in and out.
What I'd like to know is how to grip the horizontal bar from a sitting position in the tub to help in getting to a standing position.