From: morrisj@epsilon3.comcon   
      
   On 12/20/2023 11:25 PM, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:   
   > In article <265qni5up9v4fc2vpdasu90no2g1t01vlh@4ax.com>,   
   > Joy Beeson   wrote:   
   >>   
   >> At my annual medicare assessment (in 2020 they discovered that they   
   >> could do these interviews by phone, to the great convenience of all   
   >> concerned) the nurse asked whether I had a walk-in shower, then a few   
   >> hours later I checked into Facebook to be confronted by an   
   >> advertisement for an amazingly-cheap "walk-in shower" that could be   
   >> installed in only one day.   
   >>   
   >> I've never seen a shower that wasn't walk in.  What are these folks on   
   >> about?   
   >   
   > [Hal Heydt]   
   > I'd be more concerned about HIPAA violations.  How did whoever   
   > call you know you didn't have one, right after discussing the   
   > issue with a health care provider?   
   >   
   > As for what it is...  They may mean one with no lip at entry.   
   > I've seen such things in hotels where a room is specified for   
   > wheelchair accessibility.   
      
   Our new house has both tub and walk-in shower. Having both or just a   
   walk-in shower in the master[1] bedroom in new homes has been pretty   
   common around here (southwest Texas) for probably a decade, outside of   
   starter homes.   
      
   [1]excuse me, en-suite.   
      
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