Debating a smart toilet for my aging parents
My mom called it "dropping bombs." We laughed and I didn't think much of it until I visited last month and watched her grab the counter every single time she stood up from the toilet.
She's vegetarian, and her bathroom situation is, tbh, substantial. My dad's knees have been bad for a few years. Neither of them would ever bring this up on their own.
I've been looking at smart toilets for a few weeks. Auto lid and auto flush cuts out the bending and twisting, which for people in their early 70s with joint issues actually matters. Some models have a foam function that creates a layer on the water before use, handles odor and splash. For my mom's specific situation that one felt less optional.
The installation reviews on most of these are mixed enough that I'm planning to do it with my dad, which will either go fine or become a story we tell for years.
The part I keep circling back to is that my parents will resist it. My dad called a rice cooker "unnecessary technology" for two years before quietly using it every day. I figure the pattern holds here too.