Colored Toilet Seats For Dementia

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

Colored toilet seats for dementia.

Contrast is the key and accepted to be the most important aspect in a dementia care support environment. Haron international tel 03 9870 9966 1800 808 179 bemis blue toilet seats cost 55 gst pp. 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. This applies to doors as well.

Toilet seats should be bright red to distinguish them from their surroundings. 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. 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. 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.