Patients in the care of Yeovil District Hospital are enjoying baths which are usually experienced in the most expensive of spas.
Initially installed to help soothe dementia patients the top of the range, high tech baths are now being experienced by many of the patients from two of the hospital’s wards and are set to be installed across many more wards during the year.
The bath comes complete with light displays to illuminate the bath water and a USB point to plug in music, audio books or even recordings made by friends and family.
Associate Director of Nursing, Maddie Groves said: “Yeovil District Hospital has been doing a lot of work to improve the experience of dementia patients in our care. Having a bath is now a whole new experience thanks to our new equipment. The bath provides an opportunity for a patient to take quality time out from the busy ward and relax with the help of the soothing lights and music. We are also encouraging families to bring in their own recordings to plug into the USB port which can reassure some of our more confused patients.”
One of the patients to benefit from the new bathing experience has been an inpatient for three months suffering from foot ulcers. She said: “I was getting really fed up relying on strip washes and needed my hair washing. When I heard about the new bath I wanted to give it a go but the problem was that I have to keep my feet dry. The staff were marvellous, they wrapped my feet up, sat me in a chair and lowered me into this bath keeping my feet out of the water. The music was lovely, I splashed around like a child and I felt like a queen.”
Donations from grateful patients have helped to pay for the new baths.
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