Side by Side Comparison of: NOVA Medical Products vs Drive Medical

For the money, this chair delivers. It is sturdy, stable, adjustable and will be donated to Goodwill once we no longer require it (using in shower during period of time with a broken leg). Showering using this chair is simple, especially if you have a flex line hand-held shower head.

I need a knee replacement / Wonderful for pain reduction in the shower. Highly professional company. I bought one for a friend as a gift, it did not fit. They gave me a credit immediately. Chair has nice feature, rubber arms coering for better grip, thick rubber feet so the tub does not get scratched. Product is very well made and strong. I am 260 pounds and it handles me with no problem. Don't buy one of these onn price. Look at stability, quality as having a well built chair, can avoid a bad fall. Womnderful gifr for a loved one you want to help reduce risk of a fall.

This chair is wonderful. It didn't take very long for this non-handiperson to put it together and get it set up in the shower, where my spouse can now take showers safely and easily lift himself up with the attached chair arms. I appreciated all the responses I had from previous purchasers of this item. It truly is a great chair.

I'm a 39 year old male. I'm 5'10" weighing 172 lbs. I've had 8 back related surgeries. I have a 6'x6' ADA shower. A friend let me use his shower chair which had no backing or arms and fully extended was about 4" shorter than this chair. He had to take it back. So I bought this one and I'm very pleased with it.It requires no tools out of the box. It's light weight. The back and arms do not need to be used but I use them and they are easy to align into their receivers on the chair. I have the chair almost fully extended to the 2nd to last hole/notch and it's very sturdy!I wish it had a cushion but there are only a few chairs out there that come with cushions and for almost double the price. However, I like that the seat is somewhat on the smaller side which "helps" men in certain areas.I'm very pleased and I highly recommend this chair. If you weight over 200 lbs., it'll still work but you'll have lower the legs some, depending on your weight. If you're over 220 lbs even though it says it has a 300 lbs capacity, THIS IS NOT YOUR CHAIR!!! You will stress it out and be hurt!!!Update: used it for 3 months and I'm very pleased. I wipe the chair off after each use. I clean it with Clorox Clean-up once a week. It still looks brand new. I still caution anyone heavier than 225lbs to NOT buy it even though it has a 300 lbs max. capacity!!!

I was looking forward to getting this shower chair, I really needed one. I am getting up in age and started having problems with balance etc. and was afraid of a fall. I've seen a few over the years and was worried it either wouldn't fit my shower/tub or wouldn't be well built. It is VERY sturdy, and though, at first it didn't fit, I put it on it's side and pushed the legs closer together. My tub is very narrow, but this did the trick. I would buy it again.

If you are tall or have a loved one who is tall, this is the chair for you. My husband (6'4") is not able to raise himselfto his feet from an average height chair because of severe Arthritis in his knees. He could not take a tub bathor even a shower. After a long search, I found this adjustable chair and it is PERFECT! Now, my husband spenddelightful time sitting in this chair and making up for all the lost showers.

my wife is 74 and has trouble taking a shower. I bought her the drive medical shower chair to help. she says its a little bit too large for are small shower. she was able to take a shower while sitting in the chair. I think it will take a little time getting use to it. update 9/20/17. we have a small shower and this chair take up a lot of room. she said she had a problem trying to clean the back side. are shower is 35 x 35 inches.

Got this and set it up for my senior mom. Fits in her standard size tub perfectly and has a trustworthy stability. I also added one of those screw down clamp hand rails on the side of her tub and she can transition into the tub easily and condidently. It assembled very eaily and is made of a quality thick plastic. Was worried that it would be questionable but after putting it together and my mom trying it out, it is worth every cent. Legs screw in almost 3 inches deep and can't imagine any circumstances where they could break or give out. I wouldn't risk my mom's safety and this chair reduces risk so she no longer has to sit down in the tub which can be a chore getting out. Very pleased.

Easy to put together, and a really great Chair. It has all of the things I was looking for at a great price! So glad I didn't go to the drug store.I have rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. I am currently having a hard time, so I was looking for a way to make my shower safer.It has arms, many chairs don t. These make it much easier to go from sitting to standing. The legs have rubber tips. This baby doesn't slide. It also has slots in the seat, another important feature to me. I don't sit in a puddle, and I don't have to worry about mold. I highly recommend this chair, and am so happy that I bought it!

Let me start with a few quick facts. I'm 5'7 and weigh over 200 lbs. I had knee surgery and this chair is perfect for me. I found out about this chair at the rehab facility. They had a smaller chair but as soon as I sat in this one I knew it was for me. If you are a smaller person you can definitely get a smaller chair.The chair has 2 handles but I didn't use them. I highly recommend you get a long shower hose. I think mine is 5 or 6 feet. You can then sit comfortably and wash your hair. After a couple of uses I realized it was little low and bothering my knee. Then I remembered. I could adjust the leg height. I raised it 3 notches and now it's perfect. 

Arrived two days earlier then predicted. Easy to put together. I did find the extending of the legs a little challenging due to having arthritis in my hands, but once I got them loose then they turned no problem. Very stable! I bought this specifically based on the reviews of the dimensions and fit. I have a narrow tub and have been looking for something more sturdier than a stool for my daughter, who is disabled. I have tried other bath seats and they are all way to big. This is a perfect fit

Good Quality, easy to put together, sturdy. I would buy again and/or recommend to a friend.The feet of the chair outside to outside at the foot base is 17.5 inches. My bathtub bottom is 18.5 (in the flat part, before the gradual curve upward) so the chair fits nicely.

Sturdy, easy to assemble and adjust. I was concerned it might be too wide for a shower with sliding doors... it's close, but it still fits with room to grasp the arms. This is a good option if you're looking for a bath seat with arms and a back. Best of all, my Mom can take a shower unassisted.

Now that my wife is able to stand pretty much with little or no help, this chair works nicely to replace the bench we had. It gives her confidence in being able to stand and if she tires, has a place to sit. Make sure you warm the seat with a hot towel before she sits or you may receive a cold response :)s

This product has been stable for my mother, who has recently fallen four times in four months-- all in the bathroom / bedroom area. Surrounded by large guard rails installed throughout the shower and bathroom, I am confident she will not fall again transferring in/out of the shower when she focuses on utilizing this product as part of her hygiene protocol. Lastly, I understand that the chair leg height adjustments are made globally (in contrast to camera tripod-like leg adjustments), with an uneven shower floor, there is a slight wiggle. Overall, it does the critical job of supporting her independence in the shower.

This is a good quality bath seat which fits into a standard tub. The handles have a good tacky grip, even when wet. It is lightweight so lifting it in and out of the shower is easy. The size will fit an average size adult easily and the seat height can be adjusted low enough for my very petite 4'8" mom. The caveat is that because it is lightweight, care must be taken if the user has balance issues as the chair can rock a little or slide backward if sitting down hard or when standing up. I would have given this a 5 star rating if not for that.

This chair worked great! I had hip surgery so I needed something to sit down on in the shower. This chair never slipped on me. Once warmed up by the hot water it stayed warm so that was nice.Just one warning, since the handles come out a little farther than the legs, if you sit down in it with only one hand don't put too much weight on that one side or it will tip on you.I've read complaints about the back not being strong enough. I dunno, maybe they had a defective unit or were being unreasonable. I'm 6 foot 240 pounds and the back held up just fine. It's not suppose to hold up to you leaning back with full force. It's there for SUPPORT.I dinged this item 1 star because I received the product a little damaged and it wasn't due to shipping. One of the tubes was pinched so I had to bust out my tools to fix it in order to get the chair assembled. But all in all assembly was a snap.

This chair is very good for using in a shower, even a small shower. The seat is comfy and the arms are very secure to push up with. The backrest is also comfy. The only criticism is that water enters the legs, arms, and back supports when used in the shower. Some water can come out through the holes in the rubber feet but the arms and back rest must be removed each time and emptied to remove the water. It would not be good to leave stagnant water inside the tubing. If the tubing fitted over the lower tubing instead of the other way round this would stop the problem. All in all this is a well made, light weight chair that is very stable.

Overall a sturdy shower chair but you may have to leave the handles off. Could be made deeper from back to front. It works for what it was intended. I think I will invest in a walk in tub though in the spring. Great for short term use though or if you prefer showers to baths.

Chair is MUCH larger (wider) than I expected. It only fit sideways in my tub (facing out), and then my legs barely fit in front of it. To be fair, the dimensions are posted. I just assumed it was small enough to fit in a normal sized tub. I expected to face it toward the showerhead with my legs in front of me. It is a well made chair, easy to assemble and fully adjustable. But check the dimensions and measure it against your tub! If you are a smaller person, you will do better with a smaller chair.

I would much prefer that it had a lower setting, as, if I am in the tub, on the bottom of the tub, it is just slightly too high for me to be able to push off and get myself into the chair. It's fine if you just want to sit in the chair and never get submerged, but that only allows a portion of legs into the water. If there happened not to be a shower (and I've lived places where there was not), it would be of very limited help. Are there alternate, shorter, legs which could be substituted?

I really like this chair for the tub/shower. It was really easy to put together. I noticed in using it, the legs need to be checked once a week to be tightened(see if legs need to be screwed back in a bit). That is the only "problem" I found with it. Delivered quickly and it wasn't over packed. I recommend the seller, would purchase from them again.

Works great. Snaps together. Made entirely from easy to clean and disinfect plastic. Very secure seat that fits perfectly in my standard size tub. Lots of hand holds which makes it very easy to use in conjunction with grab bars in the tub/shower enclosure. The guy who installed the safety features in the bathroom noticed it, said he's seen a lot of them and commented it's one of the best. A little pricier than some on the site but worth it.

Be careful as the legs become loose. Make sure you tighten them daily. I had to use this due to having a bone spurs removed off my heal. I'm a big guy and it supported me with no issues but the legs coming loose after use.

I wrote an earlier review and this is an update to that. The chair was okay, but a little too light and my wife felt insecure using it after her surgery. It was simple to assemble. I earlier tried to return it and the return was rejected. I contacted Amazon customer service and they made it right with me. Amazon is great to deal with.

Okay

The chair did not fit in my bathtub the way I wanted it to, but instead would only fit length wise. the chair is made well.

It is a great product to have but it is not very secure as the feet don't suction to the tiles. If you are non weight bearing you may need assistance getting in and out of the showe so it doesn't move.

I could not install the left side arm rest due to misaligned holes, so I only have one arm rest.

seat needs to be a little wider and more base support is needed. arms are a great plus. working well for my Dad.

I ordered this for my mother in August 2016, so she has been using it for a little over a year. It is still in good condition. She was using a stool before which had no rubber at the bottom and too low to the ground. It was going to be dangerous to continue using. I decided to browse on Amazon and I found this one. She leaves this chair in the tub 24/7. It fits our standard tub perfectly with no room to spare on the sides. The chair is bigger than I expected but I am a petite woman so most things are large to me. I didn't install the back or the handles. It is customizable which is great. Compared to some other medical chairs, it is cheaper in cost.Some minor complaints is that the legs sometime loosen up from when we move the chair forward or back so I would have to adjust the legs again from time to time or else it'll wobble. Another problem is that it does mold in the cracks/slits of the legs where it has the number levels. Something we would have to constantly clean. If something happens to this chair in the future, I would probably try a different chair.

It was working just fine, but for the first few weeks, you MUST tighten the legs to the seat with EVERY use. Then, one day as I was moving it in the shower, the whole leg fell apart. I was able to piece and glue it back together, but for an item for the handicapped, one expects a better performance.

I purchased this chair because it has no metal to rust. The legs screw in instead of being bolted in; however, they will not stay secure. Every other shower you have to tighten the legs down. It is also no where near as sturdy as the metal legs shower seats.

I like that you can adjust the high, but it frustrates me that every other day I am re tightening the legs. I don't know how the legs keep loosening up. As a safety precaution, before you sit on you chair, please make sure the legs are tightened.

This is a very well made and sturdy chair that could be a big help to people like me with some (temporary) balance issues. The reason for a lowish rating is the size. It is much bigger than you may picture. Since we have a separate and pretty large stall shower it seemed perfect for me since I was looking at two months of unsteadiness standing. This chair took up so much of the shower space, I was more afraid of falling while trying to stand near it before sitting down. Great chair if you can easily accommodate its bulk.

Nice chair; it holds the weight it's supposed to, but the legs keep coming unscrewed on there own without much effort. My sister is recovering from a leg injury and keeps the chair pretty much stationary in the kitchen, but for some reason the legs keep coming unscrewed, I put the legs on myself and even stuck a long screwdriver in the holes to give me some torque, but I went to see her two days ago and one leg was just sitting in the socket.If you get this chair, just be mindful of the legs.P.S - I have the height of the chair at the highest it will go. Not sure if that means anything, but I figured I'd throw that out there.

Right arm rest was either bent or holes misaligned so arm rest got stuck and I am unable to move it up or down. Chair looks and feels great except for arm rest problem which leaves me feeling unsafe. Outstanding Amazon customer service there to help. Thank you.

We bought five chairs for various uses with my elderly parents. While the chairs are solid, light, and well-suited to the purpose, we have had problems with the rubber tips/rubber feet on all of these chairs within 4 months. Specifically, the rubber feet are splitting at the height of the supportive washer in the legs and falling apart. We have been gluing the rubber feet back together with super glue but that only works for a while. This makes these chairs basically worthless as they cannot be used without the rubber tips to prevent scratching the tub or shower floor surfaces. We have been looking for replacement rubber tips/feet but have not yet been successful. No one answered when we called the customer help line two times last summer.

I purchased this chair for my dad about a year and a half ago. At first, it was great - easy to assemble, lightweight, and sturdy. However, after about a year, the seat developed many cracks. My dad is not a large man, so it's not due to excessive weight. He used the chair in the shower just a few times (he only uses it outside the shower now). There is no way he could use it in the shower now, as the cracks in the seat are sharp! Disappointing.

Nothing wrong with chair. Had to return, the seat was to small for our girth.

the quality of the chair is not that good... it was not what we were expecting.

This chair is unsafe in my opinion. I thought plastic would be better than the metal legged because the legs couldn't rust and break off, like the reviews I've read. However, the legs on this chair screw on and for some unknown reason become loose to the point where the chair starts wobbling. I don't use the chair every day, I just have it in the shower in case I need to sit down. It's non-returnable so I guess I'm stuck with it.

Although fairly easy to put together, it was not very comfortable. I think the top end of this chair is 350 lbs., I weigh about 280 and to sit in it was hurtful. It was ok after I took the arms off, but really? I weigh 70 lbs. less than the top and I have to take off the arms? Not a great deal.

This chair is supposed to fit all sizes and up to 350 lbs. I weigh 220 and could not use with both handles in place.Otherwise I tried to use it once after hip surgery and with one arm it was okay. Went to return it and they said no returns but THEY DID REFUND MY MONEY AND SUGGESTED THAT i GIVE IT TO CHARITY.

This is not a safe chair. My husband fell over sideways with the chair while in the shower. The legs are a 2 piece system and the piece that adjusts for height, wobbles on the inside of the outer leg. Also the feet are not a suction, they are rounded and do not stand firm on the shower floor. The chair also is not safe on the floor, it wobbles there as well.

Very sturdyI feel safe taking a shower with this chairUpdateThe front left leg has shifted to an angle.The last time I used it the chair creaked and I don't feel safe using it anymore so I am going to replace itOne other thing; the seat did get slippery when I was using it so I had to be careful during my showersWhen I got this I was pleased with it; however with use the left front leg bent into an angle so I stopped using it

This chair was a great buy. It seamed sturdy enough at first but when my 170 pound husband sat on it in the shower and it popped, it scared us both very badly. The chair advertised being able to hold up to 300 pounds. The loud pop was the leg cracking. OMG if it would have fallen completely apart my husband could have been seriously injured. I do not recommend this chair to anyone, especially someone larger than my husband.

Missing the chair back, returned!!

Did not meet my husband's needs

Dangerous!

One of the support legs broke and collapsed while my 85-year old mother was showering, while under supervision. She was injured as a result of the buckling of the chair leg. Mother is well within the recommended weight limit of 275 pounds, so the logical explanation is that the chair was defective. When I attempted to return this item, I was told it was no longer eligible for return. We purchased this January 17, 2016.

Leg caps do not lay flat on tub surface, and becomes unstable. Otherwise, product okay. I can't use it. Not happy!I measured my bathtub before ordering.

I have had foot surgery. I am non-weight bearing for up to 8 weeks. I originally bought two small shower benches. They were way to low. That's another review. Anyways got this chair and loved it until last night... I have to step over an tile edge to get into my shower. I don't do it very gracefully on the one foot. Well, went I sat down last night THE BACK LEG OF THE CHAIR BENT ALL THE WAY IN. I was able to stand and bend it back some. But I felt it was dangerous. It was never that stable on my shower floor. I have 1 x1 inch tile and it never sat that stable. I wish some of this equipment was sturdier.

i had not read the reviews before i ordered this and to my horror when looking at all the broken chair pictures of previous owners, this was returned.

Broke the second time my husband used it. He is 73 and on a blood thinner and could have had a serious or fatal injury. I strongly suggest that Amazon removes this chair from their available product list.

Listed as having a weight capacity of 350... I weigh significantly less than that and the seat broke after 4-5 uses.

Hazardous. The first one sent had a crack but figured it had been cracked in shipping so asked for replacement. After about a doze uses yesterday it broke in half with my handicapped husband dumping him on shower floor. Since he has a problem with his knee he cannot stand from seated position so had to call 911 to assist. The product is supposed to hold 350 pounds. My husband weighs just shy of 300 so I believe this to be false advertising. I called Amazon and got a man in Indonesia and asked for refund and was refused and told I would have to handle with manufacturer. Buy this product at your own risk. I will never buy a Drive product again

I am well under the stated weight limit of this chair. After using it less than a dozen times it split in half while I was sitting on it. I was not doing anything to put unusual stress on the seat. Without warning, there was a ripping sound, and the next thing I knew I was on the shower flor. Fortunately, injuries were minor, but like a few others who have given negative reviews, I urge buyers to use extreme caution with this product. It's better to use nothing rather than risking spinal injury or head injury.

I've taken approximately 5 showers with this chair and look what happened in the middle of my last one! Split down the middle. It also spilled and slid all over the tub when I was sitting in it. It's not safe at all. I want a refund.