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I put in blocking and a few grab bars in my bathroom because I don't think old age or infirmity are the only reasons to have them. Merely being weakened by the flu or hurting your knee can lead you to want something to grab so you can steady yourself as you get in or out of a tub. I slipped and fell stepping into a tub in a hotel recently and without the grab bar I probably would have hit my head. And it's now possible to buy some that don't look like you're in a hospital room.

Ny, good point.

For first 4 days after my concussion accident off the bike after cyclist collided into me, I could not stand and take a shower. In fact, I didn't even take a bath. I was too dizzy...even to make simple turns in the kitchen to wash a cup or chop some veggies. There's actually a lot of body turning, and head movement to execute simple daily tasks around home indoors.
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Within the last 5 years, several friends around my age ('50s) and all women who are physically fit, no weight problems etc. have had: broken/sprained wrist/leg/ankle, strained their back (including my 50 yr. old sister who jogs every day for past 15 yrs., has run marathons) where they ended up in bed for a few days /very limited mobility for a few weeks.

We're mortal, and even the strongest of us, will at minimum, fall off our bike at least once in a lifetime. Even those of us who have cycled regularily for past few decades.