Living by Design Bathrooms Beauty a Safety The benefits of universal design in today's bathrooms means all users can enjoy the ultimate in form and function Statistics show that bathrooms can be the most dangerous room in a house. Each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately one-quarter million people over the age of 15 visit emergency rooms because of injuries suffered in the bathroom, and about 14 percent of them are hospitalized. In addition, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) notes, "More than a third of adults over 65 slip and fall each year, with 80 percent of those falls occurring in the bathroom." 54 i+D - November/December 2018 The good news is manufacturers and designers alike are training their eyes onto new technologies to create bathroom products that meet both the highest standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the most rigorous stylistic ones as well. Here, specialists in the field weigh in on creating baths that are beautiful, safe, and functional for all.