Juvo Toilet Aid - Personal Bottom Wiping Tool, Bathroom Mobility Aid for Disabled, Elderly, and Surgery Recovery - 18" long wand with hygienic cover

I ordered this along with picking up a couple of other toilet aids for my brother whom had shoulder replacement and was having difficulty reaching . The Juvo was the only one that he said helped him as it was needed to !

It works

I bought this item because I had carpal tunnel surgery and was not able to take care of business on my own.There was a bit of a learning curve as I adjusted to using it but that’s true of anything that’s new. After some practice I’m pretty good with using it now.I have one for each of my two bathrooms and bought one for my travel hygiene bag (for privacy) for when I leave the house.I gave this item 4 stars because it can be a bit cumbersome and messy at times but still gets the job done. I’ve found that using a wet wipe (one made for personal hygiene) wrapped around the top and snapped into place at the bottom is best. Then I just deposit in my bathroom garbage pail (lined with plastic bag) which I empty frequently.This item has been a lifesaver!

I needed a device after having an almost total spine reconstruction. This device works better than most but nothing gets more than three and a half or four stars in my book as there's not a great product that does the job assisting someone toileting..Pros:It's lightweightThis wand has a narrower head than others.It cleans well.It fits on my backpack so I can discreetly take it to work.The cover is a good idea.Cons:The part under the silicon is plastic, but it's weak. The movable part of the grabber broke after 10 months of light-moderate use. I often have assistanceThe company did Not respond to my email with photos showing the problem that they have with the construction of the head part of the device.When loading it up with paper 3/16ths thick, the handle starts to split from the base. The first one only does a little bit the second one does this a lot more.As far as I can tell there is no warranty. Well I want to return an item that is less than 2 months old. Amazon won't replace it. And there is evidently no warranty service from the company.If you buy this and plan on using it for once daily or twice daily use expect to repurchase this product after 2 or 3 months. It's very sad that there are not well-designed well thought out products and this is the best thing on the market...so far.I'm not obese, I have great range of motion in my arms. If your modestly obese or have shorter arms, You might be better served by other products that have longer handles.It is so annoying to see a product that could be in a rated product getting a c+ because of cheap manufacturing, the holder over the grabber part is a great idea but it failed (split apart) after 4 months and I had to use gaffer tape to stick it back together

The descriptions on the Amazon product page and on the product box are deceptive. Both say "Designed to work from front or back" and "The handle can be used from front or back, depending on condition". So it should be equally useful either way, and the choice should depend only on which way the customer needs to use it -- from the front for stuff that exits the body from the front, and from the back for stuff that exits the body from the back, unless the user's disabilities necessitate otherwise. The manufacturer's video even demonstrates how easy it is to use both ways. Nowhere on the product page or the product's box is there any hint that there's a difference in usability between the two approaches.Only after you've bought the product, removed it from its box, and read the instructions do you discover that using it from the back is extremely limited.You're told that you can use it from the back only "if able to squat over toilet" (see the attached photo of the instructions). That's a sort of mid-air suspended semi-squat, in which the body has nothing to rest on except its own strength, and it must be maintained for however long it takes to load, use, and unload this product several times.Apparently it's also potentially hazardous to use it from the back, because you're told -- in bold letters -- to "Consult Occupational Therapist or Physician before using" it from the back, a warning that the instructions do NOT give about using it from the front.I need a product like this for use from the back only, and I cannot squat over the toilet for more than two or three seconds. Even when I was young and relatively fit, I'm not sure I could have held that awkward semi-squat for the several minutes it could take to use this product.Since I know I cannot do the required squat, I won't have to consult a therapist or physician before doing it, so at least I'm spared that additional expense. This thing will be on its way back to Amazon as soon as UPS opens their door tomorrow morning.And the "integrated caddy" is a joke. The manufacturer's video shows an upright white plastic cylindrical caddy that sits on the floor, like the caddy for a toilet bowl brush. That would be genuinely useful. The new "integrated caddy" isn't a caddy at all -- it's a little plastic clamshell about three inches long that snaps over only the business end of the product but provides NO help in storing it, not even a hook or something you could hang on a hook. And it's not integrated into anything. It's a separate piece that isn't tethered to the wand in any way. You'll still have to find some place to put the wand between uses -- on the floor, on a counter, in a drawer, on top of the toilet tank, in the caddy with your toilet brush ... wherever, AND you'll have to find a place to put the "integrated caddy" while you're using the wand.The "integrated caddy" is a very minimal cover, not a caddy, and -- to make it even worse -- it is VERY hard to get off once you've snapped it on. If I'd kept this product, the "integrated caddy" would be in the garbage within a day.

Excellent working!!

Helps when you have no movement in one arm

Works as advertised, but only lasts about 6 months as internal mechanism wears out and you need to replace it.