Medline Drop Arm Commode with Padded Seat and Backrest, Durable Toilet Chair for Adults and Seniors, Removable Pail, Splash Guard, Drop Down Arms for Easy Transfer, 350 lb. Weight Capacity, Tan

Having this is a must-have for handicapped assistance and/or leg or hip surgery recovery. Can be used for the toilet or in the shower. Well made, very sturdy, comfortable in use.

I am so pleased with this. I'm a heavy gal and still using after knee surgery. Chair is inch higher than my toilet and makes it easy to use. Husband empties for me. No issues at all!

Very good commode! The drop arms on the unit are perfect for bedside use. If you need the arms up, no problem! Very sturdy and well built. The padded seat is really nice, unlike the lesser quality hard plastic seats that come on other units. It does the job and clean up is very easy.

This commode is sturdy, fairly comfortable and affordable. It is essential for those recovering from surgery or having mobility issues. I'm very happy to have purchased mine. I have MS (multiple sclerosis) and can no longer walk. MS can cause bowel and bladder problems. Having this next to my bed with the armrest down is great! It's so easy to transfer to. Love the height adjustable legs! Regarding the statements made by reviewers on the accompanying little round, gray bucket...I agree, it's not the best design. Unless it is placed in a spot specifically underneath you, well, let's just say the potential for missing the mark is high! Especially if you are in a bit of a *ahem* hurry...you know. Anyway, I also purchased a reviewer recommended Rubbermaid Roughneck 15 quart bucket. Easy to find right here in Amazon. Mine was in the color royal blue, measuring 14.5"L x 11"W x 9.2"H. Works very well! Had this commode come with a receptacle like this it definitely deserves 5 stars! Very satisfied with the purchase and I thank the reviewers who made mention of the replacement bucket! Buy it, you'll be glad you did.Update 10/17/24: This Commode continues to be of great service. I just wanted to let everyone know that 8 gallon trash bags will fit the Rubbermaid bucket very well. Make your life easier and line the bucket for ease of disposal.

If one of these are needed to care for a loved one the metal frame is very sturdy the side arms swing out of the way and the seat and back are padded.

I bought this for my mother who’s had severe mobility issues and several subsequent falls after initially falling and fracturing her patella in May 2018. She is rather stubborn and extremely opinionated and initially had put the kibosh on any “old lady” equipment. However, from the start getting up and down on and off the toilet has been very difficult for her both because of the injury itself and because of her overall weakness from doing little besides sitting in one place for over a year. Finally, after she missed the toilet sitting down and ended up in the no man’s land between the wall and the toilet, unable to free herself on her own, I took matters into my own hands and snuck in a very basic potty chair while she was napping one day. It helped so much and gave her such a welcome sense of security she actually didn’t put up much of a fight at all regarding it. However, she is quite thin, and after a fairly short period of time sitting on it for anything more than a minute or two max became extremely painful due to her bony backside. Also, even as thin as she is, the standard potty chair was so exceptionally narrow it was impossible for her to wipe sitting down. She would have to do it after she stood, before pulling up her pants and she felt very unstable doing so and was sacred she was going to fall again doing so by herself. (And I myself am not very skinny and having to use the bathroom on the standard potty chair was a special kind of hell for me. I can recall no other time being overwhelmed by such an enveloping sense of claustrophobia. It was so awful I quickly came to the point I just couldn’t stand to use it and having to make it out of the way every time was beyond a pain in the butt.)So, with these contributing factors in mind I decided it was necessary to upgrade to a better potty chair. I’m a very conscientious shopper and spent a couple of days on Amazon comparing the stats of various chairs and reading a very comprehensive cross section of their reviews. I wanted to make sure my selection was well designed, well made, sturdy and comfortable. It was important an average size person, such as myself, would have enough room to spread their legs wide enough to facilitate proper hygiene. It also needed to be substantial enough that my mum felt safe putting her weight on it while sitting and standing and that it be cushioned and have proper back support so she could be seated comfortably long enough to do what she needed to do and even be able to continue to sit there while washing her hands and brushing her teeth AM & PM.After exhaustive comparison this model seemed to check off all my boxes and even give me a useful feature or two I hadn’t thought of, like drop down arms on each side, so I ordered it.I was so sure about it I was willing to wait for it to be delivered as it was not Prime eligible, even though I really needed it ASAP. So I was disappointed when, just before the original delivery window was up I checked it one morning to discover another week had been tacked on. So, I was surprised when, the day before it was due to finally arrive I got a notification saying it had been delivered. I was even more surprised when I arrived home to find it wasn’t there. And, unfortunately by the time I did get home Amazon Customer Svc had already closed so I had to settle for an email to them. When I checked back in the morning it said the delivery had been delayed but would be to me by 8pm. I waited anxiously all day and finally just before 8pm, in the middle of a three day long rain storm, I opened the door to find the chair had arrived.Yes! Finally! It had arrived...in a box ripped open on two sides and missing another entirely. I was so aggravated I thought I was going to cry for a minute thinking I was going to have to send it back because there was no way it had made it to me unscathed in what essentially was half a box. But, after careful inspection the chair seemed to have arrived in its entirety completely undamaged. Not only that it was every bit as great as I was expecting and then some. It was so comfortable my mum was left totally without ammunition to voice even one complaint.And from the minute my mum began to use it it was smooth sailing. No problems. It is extremely comfortable and was holding up great. My mum was extremely happy with it and even I have found it to be both comfortable and practical.Overall, I was extremely satisfied with my purchase. And even though it was a bit pricey, being at the top end of the price range for potty chairs, I felt it was money well spent having gotten an item that was top quality and totally met my needs. That was until last night. I had just gotten my mum in bed for the night when I. went to the bathroom for the last time before I got in bed myself. As I sat down on the chair I heard a loud metallic “tink” as an unknown object hit the floor. I finished going to the bathroom then began looking on the floor for the object I’d heard drop. I quickly found a fairly large metal pin stuck inside a spring. It only took a second of going over the chair to realize the piece I’d just picked up under the toilet was in fact the button that depresses so the arm can be lowered. I was hopeful it was something I could easily fix. But, upon closer inspection there appears to be absolutely no way to screw it back in at all. And now one arm of the potty Chu

Lots to like about this potty!!! Sturdy, nicely weighted, love the retractable arms for easy transfers; but there are a couple of design flaws, IMO.I bought this for my 100# skin-and-bones elder mother who needs to be able to sit for lengthy periods if need be.The padded seat/back looked perfect! Unfortunately, the padding is not like the comfy pad (memory foam) in her wheelchair, which she can sit in all day. It was certainly better than an un-padded seat, but still too firm. Barely made it 1.5 hrs.Another oversight, she is 5'9" with long legs and this chair sits too high for her on the lowest setting, which puts pressure on the back of her legs. Would be great if there was one more adjustment. If I keep it and add some padding to the seat, her feet may not touch.So... off to shop for padding that won't slide around and a step stool for her feet.Update: I too am very thin. I sat on it, and discovered that a significant problem is that the hole in the seat is too wide (9"). Butt and thigh bones sit on the edge of the hole, which is much harder than the top surface. Probably not a problem for those with a larger, meaty bottoms. One size doesn't fit all. :-)

Convenient for the one in need and for the Caregiver to have close by for the individual.Lightweight; yet sturdy.