Even if there's just one step that is difficult to negotiate at the front door, consider installing a grab bar.

Install grab bars inside and outside your shower or tub.

He was holding the grab bar of Marilyn's control chair.

If you have difficulty balancing, exercise within reach of a grab bar or rail.

Then she turned to the personnel tube and reached for the grab bar.

For example, have grab bars in the shower, the tub, and near the toilet.

If you're concerned grab bars will give your home an institutional look, don't be.

But under the new law architects must provide a plate for a possible future grab bar near the toilet.

Install grab bars inside and outside the bathtub or shower.

"We already had grab bars in the shower," she said.