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EASA GROUP’S HIGH-QUALITY ASSISTED SHOWERING AND BATHING SOLUTIONS INCORPORATE THE NEEDS OF CARERS AS WELL AS THE PERSON BEING CARED FOR… Designing for carers & clients
As Ireland’s population ages and care at home becomes the preferred model for many families, the assisted bathroom is under the spotlight. Moira-based manufacturer Easa Group Limited is making the case that good design must serve everyone in that room - not just the person being cared for. Walk into any showroom or browse any catalogue focused on accessible bathrooms and you will find low thresholds, grab rails, non-slip surfaces and wide doorways. All of it vital and pointing towards the person with a mobility challenge, disability or age-related need. What the industry has been slower to address is the other person in that bathroom - the carer, family member or district nurse, the healthcare worker who may assist with showering and personal hygiene several times a day, every day for years. Easa Group believes this is a design failure, and one it is actively working to correct. The company produces high- quality assisted showering and bathing solutions, including low-level access trays, half-height shower screens and aluminium-framed polycarbonate panels. The products are designed specifically for assisted-showering scenarios, environments where a carer is present and active, not simply supervising from a distance. Easa’s positioning within the assisted-care design space, rather than the broader accessible bathroom market, reflects a deliberate philosophy: that the products they make exist to support a caring relationship between two people, and both of those people deserve to be considered in the design brief. A carer who ends a shift soaking wet is a carer who is uncomfortable, potentially cold and facing a practical problem with their clothing and wellbeing. Over time, this is a factor in carer fatigue and job
L-R Mark Montgomery and Jackie Gibson, Easa Sales Team.
“Products are designed specifically for assisted- showering scenarios, environments where a carer is present and active.”
satisfaction. Well-positioned splash guard screens allow the task to be completed properly whilst the carer remains, as far as possible, dry and comfortable. Easa Group’s shower screens and enclosure systems are designed not just to provide a boundary for water, but to work with the geometry of a real assisted- shower event. A range built for every budget, without compromising on quality Easa Group has developed a tiered product range that maintains quality and design standards at every level. The Essence range provides an honest, well-made solution for projects where budget is the primary constraint, without
sacrificing the safety and usability features that make assisted showering work. At the other end of the spectrum, the Elegance and Exquisite ranges bring a prestige finish and premium specification to environments where aesthetics and long-term investment are the priority. For specifiers, OTs and contractors, this means a genuine single-supplier solution across a wide range of project types — from social housing adaptations through to private residential refurbishments and care facility upgrades. Getting the design right means thinking about everyone who uses that space. For more information on the Essence, Elegance and Exquisite collections, visit the team or contact Easa Group directly.
T: +44 (0)28 9261 2500 - E: sales@easagroup.com - www.easagroup.co.uk Want to know more?
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