Is a shower chair or stool deemed an assistive device during bathing?
No. The item bathing refers to the patient’s ability to wash, rinse and dry his body from the neck down. It does not matter if he/ she does this in bed, sitting by the sink or standing in the shower. Using the shower chair is seen as an assistive device to get in and out of a shower (transfers) and should be addressed under the item Bath/ Shower Transfers.
