Walk-in Hot Tub!

[bsmither]

I have just started a bathroom project that will replace a Japanese Soaking Tub with a walk-in tub (to accommodate a disabled person who cannot ingress and egress a tub normally).

Many walk-in tubs also offer water/air jets (hydrotherapy?).

What I am looking for is a "hot tub" with a walk-in side door. I have found the JACUZZI® FINESTRA™ 6042 MODEL (EXTRA WIDE) (image can be seen at Independent Living USA).

If I am going to make this expenditure, I might as well get a real-nice (or nice as possible) "hot tub-ish" walk-in tub.

Has anyone any suggestions?

[Chas]

Regular hot tub and a lift.

[bsmither]

Thank you for the reply, but no. Replacing the Japanese Soaker with a regular hot tub isn't worth the effort or expense. Nor is the disabled person (85 year-old mother-in-law with two hip replacements and a future knee replacement who is funding this whole thing) going to accept the hoist/sling/lift concept.

[TwinCitiesHotSpring]

Thank you for the reply, but no. Replacing the Japanese Soaker with a regular hot tub isn't worth the effort or expense. Nor is the disabled person (85 year-old mother-in-law with two hip replacements and a future knee replacement who is funding this whole thing) going to accept the hoist/sling/lift concept.

have your priced those walk-in tubs? sometimes they can be far more expensive after installation and everything involved that a portable spa, not to mention weak on the hydrotherapy end of it vs portable options

[bsmither]

Yes, I have priced the walk-in tubs.

Can a portable spa accommodate a person who cannot ingress and egress a tub normally? How does a portable spa function as a bath tub?