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Mom would sit down outside the tub, inch over closer to the tub, lift one leg at a time while holding onto the chair arm or a grab bar, then left the other leg into the tub, and scoot over to position herself near a handheld shower (which you'd want to add if you don't have one) so someone can help with the shower while she sits.
It takes awhile to get the shower curtain positioned right so that water doesn't spill out, so there is some adjustment, but Mom would not have to stand for the full shower. And when she does, she can sit right back down on the chair.
What a lot of people like are the walk-in showers that have a built in seat. That is my future plan for my hall bathroom.... the bathroom needs major repair so I might as well toss the tub and do a walk-in shower :)
Here are previous threads (numerous) on this same question you just asked:
https://www.agingcare.com/search.aspx?searchterm=walk+in+tubs
You (or a caregiver) can so easily give her a very adequate sponge bath right by the kitchen sink. It's not like they're playing in the mud, after all. Mom is sponge-bathed weekly . . . and sponge bath really isn't an adequate description.
She's thoroughly washed with soapy wash cloths, one to wash, one to rinse. The caretaker shampoos her hair with a very wet washcloth, shampoo and a fluffy turkish towel around her neck and shoulders. She's able to stand up so her private parts can be thoroughly cleaned; lotioned and powdered all over.
She'd be no cleaner after insisting she climb into the shower, endure the spray that, I'll tell you right now, won't ever be the right temperature; and worry her little self that she's going to fall on the way in and out.
I know Medicare won't pay or contribute to the cost unless said tub/shower be considered a 100% absolute medical necessity. You could submit a claim after the tub/shower is installed, but it is rare for Medicare to pay.