{"id":14968,"date":"2024-05-30T19:41:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medbox.com\/?p=14968"},"modified":"2024-05-30T20:29:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T20:29:49","slug":"a-guide-to-bathroom-safety-for-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medbox.com\/es\/a-guide-to-bathroom-safety-for-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Gu\u00eda de seguridad en el ba\u00f1o para personas mayores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00bfSab\u00edas que seg\u00fan la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nia.nih.gov\/\">Instituto Nacional sobre el Envejecimiento<\/a>, \u00bfEl 80% de las lesiones en el ba\u00f1o en personas mayores ocurren debido a superficies resbaladizas en el piso?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<section\n        class=\"section-cta gutenberg-block  is-round\" \n        style=\"background-color: #e8f2ee;        --cta-padding-top-desktop: 47px;        --cta-padding-top-tablet: 47px;        --cta-padding-top-mobile: 30px;        --cta-padding-bottom-desktop: 47px;        --cta-padding-bottom-tablet: 47px;        --cta-padding-bottom-mobile: 30px;        --cta-padding-sides-desktop: 20px;        --cta-padding-sides-tablet: 20px;        --cta-padding-sides-mobile: 20px;\">\n    <div class=\"sk-container section-cta__container\">\n        <div class=\"section-cta__wrapper sm\">\n                            <div class=\"section-cta__body is-layout-sm\">\n                                            <h2 class=\"section-cta__title sk-text--h4\">\u00a1No m\u00e1s clasificaci\u00f3n de p\u00edldoras! Nuestra farmacia preclasifica y empaqueta sus pastillas<\/h2>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                        \n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/medbox.com\/es\/what-is-medbox\/\" class=\"section-cta__btn sk-btn sk-btn--primary\" target=\"_self\"\n    \n     title=\"M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n\" >\n\n          <span class=\"wrapp-title-link\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n<\/span>\n    \n    \n    \n      <\/a>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, las ca\u00eddas en el ba\u00f1o son una de las ca\u00eddas m\u00e1s peligrosas que se han reportado y provocan lesiones en el coxis y fracturas de huesos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las lesiones en el ba\u00f1o pueden ser graves para todos, ya sean adultos o personas mayores. Sin embargo, las personas mayores son m\u00e1s vulnerables a sufrir lesiones en el ba\u00f1o.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muchas veces, los suelos resbaladizos o mojados en los ba\u00f1os son inevitables. Sin embargo, existen m\u00faltiples medidas preventivas para evitarlos. <a href=\"https:\/\/medbox.com\/es\/tips-on-how-to-prevent-elderly-falls\/\">ca\u00eddas y lesiones<\/a> de suelos resbaladizos y superficies h\u00famedas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En este art\u00edculo, analizaremos las principales formas de aumentar la seguridad en el ba\u00f1o para las personas mayores para prevenir lesiones graves.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Los 5 mejores consejos de seguridad en el ba\u00f1o para personas mayores&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mantener un entorno de ba\u00f1o seguro es crucial para garantizar la seguridad de las personas mayores. Aqu\u00ed tienes algunos consejos para lograrlo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Sillas de ducha<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivid.care\/insights\/advice-tips\/what-is-a-shower-chair\/\">silla de ducha<\/a> Deber\u00eda ser un accesorio indispensable en el ba\u00f1o de una persona mayor, ya que algunas necesitan apoyo para mantener el equilibrio. Pueden tener dificultad para permanecer de pie durante largos periodos mientras se duchan, e incluso un poco de resbal\u00f3n puede provocar ca\u00eddas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sentarse en sillas de ducha mientras se ba\u00f1a previene la fatiga y la tensi\u00f3n en los m\u00fasculos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Una silla de ducha no solo permite a las personas mayores ba\u00f1arse de forma c\u00f3moda y conveniente, sino que tambi\u00e9n brinda apoyo y descanso, evitando ca\u00eddas peligrosas en pisos resbaladizos.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, las sillas de ducha mejoran la independencia de las personas mayores, permiti\u00e9ndoles ducharse con poca o ninguna ayuda.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al seleccionar una silla de ducha para personas mayores, es fundamental tener en cuenta los siguientes factores:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elija una silla de ducha que se adapte a los requisitos de altura y peso de la persona mayor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La silla debe ser estable en el piso y capaz de soportar el ambiente de ba\u00f1o h\u00famedo y los pisos y superficies resbaladizas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elija una silla de ducha con caracter\u00edsticas c\u00f3modas adicionales incorporadas, como un apoyabrazos y un respaldo para mayor comodidad, conveniencia y facilidad.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Si la persona mayor utiliza m\u00e1s de un ba\u00f1o en la casa o viaja con frecuencia, se debe elegir una silla liviana y port\u00e1til.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Barras de apoyo&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El segundo paso crucial para mantener un entorno de ba\u00f1o seguro para las personas mayores es instalar m\u00faltiples barras de apoyo en \u00e1reas de alto riesgo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El enfoque ideal es instalar una barra de apoyo cerca del inodoro, la ducha y el lavabo del ba\u00f1o para que las personas mayores puedan tener apoyo despu\u00e9s de ducharse o usar el inodoro o el lavabo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, las barras de apoyo deben ser pr\u00e1cticas y lo suficientemente fuertes para permitir que la persona mayor pueda sujetarlas f\u00e1cilmente cuando pierde apoyo, se mueve, se levanta o se sienta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Asientos de inodoro elevados<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\">\n\n                                \n    \n  <picture>\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/raised-toilet-seat-100x0-c-default.webp 100w, https:\/\/medbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/raised-toilet-seat-200x0-c-default.webp 200w, https:\/\/medbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/raised-toilet-seat-400x0-c-default.webp 400w, https:\/\/medbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/raised-toilet-seat.webp 420w\">\n    <source type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/raised-toilet-seat-100x0-c-default.jpg 100w, https:\/\/medbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/raised-toilet-seat-200x0-c-default.jpg 200w, https:\/\/medbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/raised-toilet-seat-400x0-c-default.jpg 400w, https:\/\/medbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/raised-toilet-seat.jpg 420w\">\n    <img class=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"279\" alt=\"Toilet with height extension for disabled senior person indoors in house\" src=\"https:\/\/medbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/raised-toilet-seat.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n  <\/picture>\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Con la edad, las personas mayores suelen experimentar dolor de espalda y artritis, lo que les dificulta estar de pie o sentados, aumentando las posibilidades de ca\u00eddas y lesiones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Un asiento de inodoro elevado en el ba\u00f1o requiere menos esfuerzo para sentarse y levantarse del inodoro, lo que proporciona facilidad para las personas mayores.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hay dos opciones para instalar un asiento de inodoro elevado. La primera es reemplazar el modelo existente por uno elevado, lo cual es costoso, y la segunda es agregar un asiento elevado sobre el inodoro existente.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El asiento del inodoro debe instalarse y elegirse seg\u00fan la altura y la comodidad de la persona mayor. Un asiento demasiado elevado puede ser peligroso para una persona mayor de menor estatura.<\/p>\n\n\n<section\n        class=\"section-cta gutenberg-block  is-round\" \n        style=\"background-color: #e8f2ee;        --cta-padding-top-desktop: 47px;        --cta-padding-top-tablet: 47px;        --cta-padding-top-mobile: 30px;        --cta-padding-bottom-desktop: 47px;        --cta-padding-bottom-tablet: 47px;        --cta-padding-bottom-mobile: 30px;        --cta-padding-sides-desktop: 20px;        --cta-padding-sides-tablet: 20px;        --cta-padding-sides-mobile: 20px;\">\n    <div class=\"sk-container section-cta__container\">\n        <div class=\"section-cta__wrapper sm\">\n                            <div class=\"section-cta__body is-layout-sm\">\n                                            <h2 class=\"section-cta__title sk-text--h4\">Medbox: no vuelva a ordenar los medicamentos<\/h2>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                        \n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/medbox.com\/es\/what-is-medbox\/\" class=\"section-cta__btn sk-btn sk-btn--primary\" target=\"_self\"\n    \n     title=\"Comenzar\" >\n\n          <span class=\"wrapp-title-link\">Comenzar<\/span>\n    \n    \n    \n      <\/a>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Colocar \u00fanicamente los elementos importantes en lugares de f\u00e1cil acceso&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El siguiente consejo para mantener un ba\u00f1o seguro para las personas mayores es evitar el desorden. El ba\u00f1o debe contener \u00fanicamente los art\u00edculos necesarios que las personas mayores usan en su rutina diaria de aseo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los productos o accesorios innecesarios en el ba\u00f1o pueden dificultar que las personas mayores accedan o encuentren los productos que utilizan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El desorden tambi\u00e9n puede provocar la ca\u00edda de objetos del ba\u00f1o y, a veces, cuando las personas mayores se agachan para recogerlos, puede provocar distensiones en la espalda u otras lesiones por pisos resbaladizos o p\u00e9rdida del equilibrio.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Por lo tanto, es fundamental colocar los art\u00edculos de ba\u00f1o necesarios en lugares de f\u00e1cil acceso para que las personas mayores no tengan que hacer mucho esfuerzo para acceder o usar lo que necesitan mientras se cepillan, se lavan o se ba\u00f1an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Bombillas de mayor potencia&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>La mala visi\u00f3n es un problema com\u00fan que casi todas las personas enfrentan a medida que avanza la edad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los ba\u00f1os de las personas mayores deben contar con iluminaci\u00f3n suficiente con <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/wrong-light-bulb-wattage-1152517#:~:text=Higher%20wattage%20means%20you%20get,(or%20higher%20lumen)%20bulb.\">bombillas de mayor potencia<\/a> para que puedan ver f\u00e1cilmente pisos resbaladizos o peligros mientras se mueven.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, los ba\u00f1os para personas mayores deben tener una luz de respaldo que se encienda inmediatamente en caso de un corte o aver\u00eda el\u00e9ctrica.<\/p>\n<div class=\"acf-fields-container\" data-post-id=\"14968\" data-canto-acf=\"true\"><\/div><style>\r\n        .acf-fields-container {\r\n            margin: 2em 0;\r\n            width: 100%;\r\n            clear: both;\r\n        }\r\n        .acf-field-image {\r\n            margin: 1.5em 0;\r\n            position: relative;\r\n        }\r\n        .acf-field-label {\r\n            margin-bottom: 1em;\r\n        }\r\n        .acf-image {\r\n            max-width: 100%;\r\n            height: auto;\r\n            display: block;\r\n            margin: 1em 0;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00bfSab\u00edas que, seg\u00fan el Instituto Nacional sobre el Envejecimiento, el 80% de las lesiones en el ba\u00f1o en personas mayores se deben a superficies resbaladizas? 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