Ashby Raised Toilet Seat - Blue

Blue Ashby Raised Toilet Seat – 2", 4" & 6" Heights

The Blue Ashby Raised Toilet Seat is a durable, easy-to-fit toilet aid designed to increase the effective height of an existing toilet, helping reduce excessive bending and making sitting down and standing up easier for people with reduced mobility.

Featuring a distinctive high-contrast blue finish, the Blue Ashby has been developed particularly for people who may experience dementia-related visual recognition difficulties. The strong contrast between the blue seat and typical white bathroom sanitaryware can make the toilet seat easier for some users to identify.

Available in 2 inch (5 cm), 4 inch (10 cm) and 6 inch (15 cm) heights, the Blue Ashby allows the amount of additional toilet height to be selected according to the individual user's needs.

All three sizes have a substantial 190 kg / 30 stone / 420 lb maximum user weight.

The combination of a one-piece moulded construction, hand-adjustable Easyfit brackets, wide front hygiene cut-out and autoclavable design makes the Blue Ashby particularly suitable for both home use and professional healthcare provision.

High-Contrast Blue Raised Toilet Seat

The Blue Ashby combines the practical benefits of a raised toilet seat with a highly visible blue finish.

Conventional white toilet seats can visually blend into white toilets and surrounding bathroom surfaces. A contrasting blue seat provides a much clearer visual distinction. This may be useful for some people who have difficulty recognising or distinguishing bathroom fixtures.

The Red Ashby Raised Toilet Seat is also available where an alternative high-contrast colour is preferred.

Designed with Dementia Care in Mind

The Blue and Red Ashby Raised Toilet Seats were developed for people experiencing dementia-related visual recognition difficulties. Using high-contrast colours within a bathroom environment may make important fixtures easier for some people to distinguish.

The Blue Ashby may therefore be particularly useful in:

• Dementia-friendly bathrooms
• Residential care environments
• Nursing homes
• Supported living
• Accessible bathrooms
• Domestic bathrooms where increased visual contrast is desirable

Individual responses to colour differ, so the most appropriate colour should be selected according to the user and environment.

Three Height Options

The Blue Ashby is available in three heights:

• 2 inch / 5 cm
• 4 inch / 10 cm
• 6 inch / 15 cm

This allows the amount of additional toilet height to be matched more closely to the user's requirements.

Helps Make Toilet Transfers Easier

A standard toilet can be too low for someone with reduced mobility or limited lower-limb strength. Increasing the effective toilet-seat height reduces the distance involved when lowering onto the toilet and subsequently standing.

The Blue Ashby may be useful for people experiencing:

• Reduced mobility
• Reduced lower-limb strength
• Difficulty standing from a low toilet
• Restricted hip movement
• Restricted knee movement
• Joint stiffness
• Difficulty bending
• General weakness
• Difficulty lowering onto a standard WC

Where transfer ability, balance or mobility is significantly impaired, individual assessment is recommended.

190 kg / 30 Stone Maximum User Weight

Every Blue Ashby height has the same maximum user weight 190 kg/30 stone/420 lb. This means the appropriate height can be selected without changing the maximum user capacity.

Easyfit Bracket System

The Blue Ashby incorporates two Easyfit brackets that secure the raised toilet seat onto the toilet bowl. These brackets can be adjusted by hand, allowing the seat to be installed and removed without complicated tools. This makes the Blue Ashby particularly convenient where it needs to be removed regularly for cleaning or where the toilet is also used by people who do not require a raised seat. The seat should always be securely fitted and checked for stability before use.

Quick and Easy to Fit

The hand-adjustable bracket system makes installation straightforward. This is particularly useful for:

• Home users
• Family carers
• Professional carers
• Community equipment services
• Residential care
• Healthcare facilities
• Equipment loan stores

Correct fitting should always be checked before the user transfers onto the seat.

Wide Front Hygiene Cut-Out

A wide cut-away section at the front of the seat provides easier access for personal hygiene. This can be particularly helpful for users with restricted movement who may otherwise find personal cleaning difficult while seated on a conventional raised toilet seat.

One-Piece Moulded Construction

The Blue Ashby features a durable one-piece moulded design. This provides a simple, robust construction with fewer areas where dirt and contamination can accumulate. It also allows the complete seat to be thoroughly cleaned, making the Ashby particularly useful for professional healthcare provision.

Can Be Fully Immersed for Cleaning

The one-piece moulded construction allows the Blue Ashby to be completely immersed for cleaning. This is particularly beneficial where equipment needs to undergo thorough cleaning between users. Appropriate cleaning and infection-control procedures should always be followed.

Suitable for Autoclave Sterilisation

The Blue Ashby can also be sterilised in an autoclave. This makes it particularly suitable for professional healthcare environments and equipment services where established decontamination procedures are required.

Potential applications include:

• Hospitals
• Community equipment services
• Equipment loan stores
• Residential care
• Nursing care
• Rehabilitation services

Suitable for Square Toilet Pans

The Blue Ashby is designed to fit a wide range of toilet pans, including square toilet designs. As toilet shapes and dimensions vary, compatibility should still be checked before ordering where the WC has an unusual shape or particularly large dimensions.

Compact Alternative to a Toilet Frame

The Blue Ashby attaches directly to the toilet rather than using a freestanding four-legged frame. This gives it a relatively compact footprint and can make it particularly useful in smaller bathrooms where there is limited floor space around the WC.

The Blue Ashby does not include armrests. Where the user requires substantial arm support during sit-to-stand transfers, a toilet frame or framed toilet aid may be more appropriate.

Suitable for Home Use

The Blue Ashby provides a straightforward way to increase the height of an existing toilet without permanent bathroom alterations.

Benefits for home use include:

• Three height options
• High-contrast blue colour
• Compact design
• Easyfit brackets
• Tool-free adjustment
• Easy removal for cleaning
• Wide front hygiene opening
• 190 kg maximum user weight

Suitable for Care Homes and Healthcare Environments

The Blue Ashby is particularly well suited to professional care environments because of its durable and hygienic construction.

Its one-piece moulded design can be completely immersed for cleaning or sterilised in an autoclave, making it suitable for environments where equipment may need to be thoroughly decontaminated or reissued.

The high-contrast colour may also make it useful within appropriately designed dementia-friendly bathroom environments.

Key features

• High-contrast blue raised toilet seat
• Designed with dementia-related visual recognition needs in mind
• Strong visual contrast against typical white sanitaryware
• Available in 2", 4" and 6" heights
• Metric raises of 5 cm, 10 cm and 15 cm
• Maximum user weight 190 kg / 30 stone / 420 lb
• Same maximum user weight across all three sizes
• Strong one-piece moulded construction
• Two Easyfit securing brackets