"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message
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On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:21:14 +0100, News
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In message , Tough Guy no. 1265
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On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:27:48 +0100, Rod Speed
wrote:

Someone with Alzheimer's, someone with peripheral nerve
damage that hasn't noticed that their feet don't have any
temperature sensing anymore.

All of who would be looked after by someone else

But not full time, as in 24 hours, every single day. My Mum is almost
91, lives in a warden assisted flat, and has a carer for half an hour
every day, plus visits from my brother, and SIL. She is not suffering
from full blown Alzheimers yet, but her memory is iffy. Deciding to run
a bath whilst alone is typical of something she just may decide to do,
on a whim. Moving her to a care home would make little difference, as
there would still not be a person with her, at all times.

Why should the other 99.9% of the population have a mixer tap and not just
the few that need it? What next, every house must have a stairlift?

It isn't a few that need it with little kids.

Yes, little kids should be supervised when having a bath
so they don't drown etc, but it would be quite convenient
to be able to have any of the other kids able to just turn
the tap on to fill the bath at temp that wont scald.

Yes, that should be voluntary rather than mandatory by govt.