1.   Bathrooms were too small or not built to accommodate grab bars for the handicapped.

2.   A grab bar by the toilet can also be useful for people who have trouble rising from a seated position.

3.   Grab bars and a pull-down shower head were installed in the bathroom to accommodate her mother-in-law, who went from using a walker to a wheelchair.

4.   Grab bars do not have to be installed but the walls have to be reinforced around the toilet and tub so that bars could be attached.

5.   He chose grab bars painted white rather than the more typical brushed stainless steel.

6.   I would also like to put back a soap dish that popped when someone used it as a grab bar.

7.   If an older family member is moving in, consider adding carpet to help prevent falls and adding grab bars in the shower.

8.   Install grab bars next to your toilet and in the tub or shower, and have handrails and lights put in all staircases.

9.   Like a piece of artistic scaffolding, a vertical floor-to-ceiling chrome-plated grab bar stands between the toilet and the sink.

10.   Mike Shapiro has put in grab bars over bathtubs all over Kings Point.