Vive Toilet Safety Rail - Adjustable Grab Bar - Compact Support Frame with Handrail for Bathroom Toilet Seat - Easy Installation for Handicap Senior Bariatrics, Elderly Balance - Padded Hand Armrest

There are quite a lot of form factors for the idea of adding grab bars to a toilet, but this seemed the least intrusive. We have a standard size American toilet with the toilet kind of tucked away between a wall and a cabinet so there isn’t much room for the variety that stands on the floor. My only concern was how sturdy the rails would be, but they are extremely sturdy. They attach to the bowl using the same screws as attach the seat, the base of the rails sitting on the bowl under the seat mount. I actually purchased some stainless steel bolts in case the plastic type bolts that are pretty standard with American toilet seats turned out to be too flimsy seeming. I didn’t use the stainless steel bolts because the standard plastic bolts secured everything with a tight grip and no play in the attachment. We’ve found the rails very secure and helpful for accessing the toilet, without getting in the way at all. The adjustable width between the rails allowed us to customize the fit for comfortable sitting and standing up. The overall construction quality is high, and the installation took maybe ten minutes. If I needed another one, I’d buy this one again, which I guess sums things up nicely.

really easy to put together and very sturdy. stays in place with no wiggle. Works great for my elderly dad who is 6’ tall and 190 pounds. Love that there are no legs to get in the way of cleaning the floor around the toilet. Not an eyesore either!

Very easy setup. Works great

The assist rails work as intended. Construction is sturdy. We purchased two of them. Buyers should be aware that the silicone covers for the metal pieces that sit on the toilet rim under the seat are flimsy and easily rip. The covers slide off the metal pieces. This caused the metal to scratch the underside of the toilet seat. When I called customer service to replace the silicone covers, they are NOT part of the lifetime guarantee. The cost for 4 replacement covers with shipping is $25. So for 2, it is 25% of the price that I paid for one assist bar unit. We have owned the assist bar units for less than a year and they started tearing 5-6 months in.

I just got these bars and a seat riser installed today. I was glad to get them in and, after one use, can say that they seem really sturdy, that they do not take up any floor space, and that they look nice in my bathroom. I need a hip replacement, and it is painful to get up from the toilet. Today there was no pain getting up. The higher seat helped, but the handrail steadied me and kept me balanced. It did NOT tilt or tremble; it felt strong and load-bearing. I've seen the kind that go to the floor, and thought that would make cleaning the bathroom difficult. This kind hooks on the flat space between the tank and the toilet lid. No part of it is lower than the height of the toilet. It looks good. I worried a little because in one picture, it looked dark gray to me. NO gray--just plain old white, inobtrusive and clean. Yeah, it's had only one use, so who knows what will happen later; still, I am really glad I chose this one.

User is 79, 4' 9", unstable (in more ways than one), 125-130 pounds. Her eccentric ways immediately pointed out the reality/limits of said device. It needs a cross brace across the front (like others on Amazon) to stabilize it which of course then blocks, the toilet itself. This "unit" (79 years old), decided to attempt on the first try, a "right turn clyde" lateral move instead of using both arms to stand up in line with the toilet. User error -100%. Thus the flattened steel that sits under both seats twisted outward on the "starboard" side. One would think we were splitting atoms over here but if this "unit" had simply used the arms properly and stood up in line, then everything would have been fine. So, I was surprised by the heaviness of the box it came in. I thought this was going to be some strong plastic or thin tubular steel. No sir. This product is robust and I am very pleased with that discovery. Second, (as an IT person who has done years of of tech support and writing), the labeling of the parts is excellent. Third, the manual says on the first page, give us your constructive criticism (in their own words). Humility. Fourth, the parts are labeled in a picture on the early pages of the manual. Fifth, the manual has a good sized font, is in English and is well written and organized. Sixth, in the early pages it says to go to the YouTube video about this (yes, outstanding!). Seventh, clearly, they tested their own instructions, edited them and honed them down to actual work. Eighth, you do what they tell you and in about 10-15 min, you will have it assembled and installed. Ninth, the price was right. I read the other reviews and understand the objections about stability but you need to think about how else you could do this. My view is that you would need that tubular stainless steel bolted to the floor and the back wall to have an absolute stable system and this does, to the degree possible what it can. Ceramic will crack if you put too much stress on with clamps (think tile clippers), especially given that cheaper toilets are made in china. (small "c" intentional) This "American Standard" toilet was just replaced because of a vertical tank crack that caused a leak. (only 2 years old). That's a manufacturing flaw. Just look at the sheet rock and wood flooring scandals from China. Maybe, on the flat steel sitting under the seat, a kind of "bend" could be made like the wingtips on a Boeing, so that the arm cannot splay out and would simply "catch" the inside of the bowl. (Maybe that has already been considered) Last, you might want to give thought to cheap toilets that have plastic bolts holding the seat and this brace if the user is heavy. Watch the ceramic however if you start thinking metal bolts. (Talk to a plumber) The entire purpose of this product is to keep people moving and independent because if they are not, you have to go to diapers and urine proof bed covers or bedpans. If they are not using your toilet and this product, then they're probably bedridden which is a 24/7 op. This company cannot make the product any more robust than it did and thus I recommend it for its purposes and with all mentioned caveats in mind. Well done on the thought and preparation of your product.

I don't normally write reviews, but I felt like it was my responsibility to warn people about this contraption. The feet that "attach" to the front of the toilet bowl don't actually attach to anything -- they just sit on the top of the bowl under the seat. I had just had hip replacement surgery and purchased this because I knew I was going to need something to help me get on and off the toilet safely while I was healing. We installed it according to directions, but thought it was strange that the front feet didn't actually attach or even hook to anything. The feet were kind of rubberized, though, so I figured that maybe when you apply weight to it, the feet would kind of "grab" onto the bowl and stay stable. So, like an idiot, I decided to test it myself. BIG MISTAKE. As soon as I applied pressure, the feet slipped off the bowl and sent me and my newly replaced hip crashing down onto the seat. It was excruciatingly painful and I was very lucky I didn't actually fall off the toilet -- if I had dislocated the new hip, I would have had to have the surgery all over again. As it was, I credit that incident with tearing a couple stitches and making the healing process longer and more uncomfortable than it should have been. I can actually compare this, in fact, because I had my second hip done six weeks later and the healing experience has been quite different without having experienced the same toilet incident. The design of this contraption is seriously, irresponsibly flawed and it should be taken off the market. The whole reason people need something like this is to lower the risk of falling while using the toilet, but this contraption almost ensures that a fall WILL happen. I can't even imagine how something this bad reached the market. The company should be sued for selling this device, especially marketing it toward people already at risk of falling. Needless to say, it went back the very next day. The only positive I can say is that I didn't have any issues with returning it and I was credited back the cost as soon as the return was processed at UPS. They were probably just happy that I didn't include a lawsuit along with the return!

Really helpful for my parents and doesn't take any space from the floor. Easy to assemble too!