After a fulfilling career of travel as a foreign service officer, Patrick was ready to retire and settle into his forever home.
He spent more than 30 years traveling the world and serving in places like Japan, Brazil, Korea and beyond. At 64, he decided it was time to put down roots and create a home in Washington, D.C. Patrick and his husband purchased a townhouse and began making arrangements so they could comfortably age in place. Patrick knew he would need a safe and secure walk-in tub in the next 10 or so years, as he “eased into retirement and into more limited mobility,” he says.
Now, he takes advantage of every feature of the bath with each soak.
“You take a bath and you’re up to your chest in nice hot water,” he says. “You have the massage action on the backs of your legs and on your feet, and then the warm seat and back so that you can rest comfortably while the tub is filling and emptying.”
Even though he calls himself a “shower guy,” Patrick enjoys the new bathing experience he gets from his KOHLER® Walk-In Bath. “It’s like the bath that goes on for days,” Patrick says. “Like a day at the beach with the waves going in and out. It’s absolutely the best way to get good night’s sleep, too.”
His favorite part of the Walk-In Bath is the hydrotherapy jets that massage stress points along his body. “KOHLER figured it out,” he says. “Back of the legs, bottoms of the feet, the small of the back and then up the spine—you’ve got them in all the right places.”
Even more valuable than the massaging jets, though, is the safety Patrick now feels when he steps inside the Walk-In Bath. His concerns about falling or slipping are now replaced by enjoyment and relaxation with every use. He regrets only one thing:
“We were saying to ourselves, ‘Why didn’t we think of this before?’”