My mom is 84 and lives by herself wit moderate dementia. There will be contractors coming to the house to make improvements for the house. They will be installing a new handicapped shower installed with grab bars. They will remove the big bathtub. The contractors want to know if we want a glass shower door or to have shower curtains. I want to know what would be best for my mom?
And depending on the configuration and size of the bathroom, a door may take up valuable space.
I'd opt for a curtain.
Make sure they understand all the grab bars need to be anchored in studs; mollies aren't acceptable in lieu of anchoring in studs. When I had grab bars installed in my shower area the carpenter (who should have known better) tried to get away with just using mollies.
I hope you checked the contractor's background and confirmed that it has the capability to remove the tub and replace with a shower pan that's properly installed, and according to your local plumbing codes?
And kudos to you for making these modifications to help your mother age in place!
And as GardenArtist had mentioned, cleaning those glass doors... mine look like they came off the showroom floor.... my significant others, well let's say the doors look like what one might find in a gas station bathroom :P
I plan this Fall to also change a bathtub over to a walk-in shower, actually gut the whole bathroom as there is a water leak.... yikes, very expensive, but it has to be done.
I am thinking about my 4yo granddaughter, that has just started using the shower. She bangs that door, almost shuts her hand in it and sometimes falls against it. (Will your mom be seated, and supervised?)
Just too many interruptions to set aside weeks of construction to schedule it. I should have had it done last year. Could kick myself for not doing it.