Envisage a feasible design or designs so as to enable the 'bathing experience' to be as easy and enjoyable as possible for an 'elderly' person.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF MANUFACTURING AND MECAHNICAL ENGINEERING

LEVEL 4 MASTERS PROJECT 2000

TITLE: - Bathroom Solutions For The Elderly - A 'Better' Bathtub?

STUDENT HAME: - Shimon Kabir Siddiqui

DEGREE PROGRAMME: - MEng Manufacturing Engineering with German

SUPERVISOR: - Dr L. Nayak (Director, Centre for Applied Gerontology)

MODULE CODE: - MMEM406 (0406122)

Aim

The aim of this project is to try to envisage a feasible design or designs so as to enable the 'bathing experience' to be as easy and enjoyable as possible for an 'elderly' person.

Why is this project important?

The importance of the growing proportion of 'elderly' people as part of the UK population is becoming more and more apparent all the time as the NHS is realising in terms of the shortage of available beds The initial research shows that bathroom products manufacturers are not in tune with this increasing demand.

Elderly people often experience combinations of minor impairments that in sum create significant difficulties and dangers with day to day activities. These conditions include reduced back strength, dexterity, range of motion of limbs and back, balance, tolerance, and vision. A