A design for everyday dignity
The bathroom may be close. For someone with limited mobility, it can still feel out of reach.
We are developing a bedside composting toilet chair to bring a little more privacy, choice and independence within reach.
This is why we’re building itDevelopment concept · Not yet a tested or available product
01 / The reason
A person should have more choice about when they need help with something so personal.
The founder’s motivation
As people grow older or lose mobility, getting to the toilet can mean waiting for someone to help. That person may be asleep, busy, or away. Going alone may feel like the only option, even when the journey is difficult.
Receiving care should always come with respect. Wanting more privacy and control is just as human.
Dignify Life began with the hope of bringing a toilet close to the bed, with planned servicing by a caregiver. More freedom in a familiar room. Less waiting for a private moment. More room to feel like yourself.
That is the life we want to help dignify.
02 / The idea taking shape
The design brings an upholstered seat, automatic lid, separate collection vessels and an outdoor ventilation route together. Here is the intended sequence.
These are intended functions. Control safety, pinch protection, airflow, sealing and mixing need physical validation.
03 / Care, planned around life
The goal is planned caregiver servicing every few days, or at a suitable weekly interval. The actual interval will depend on users, vessel capacity, hygiene requirements and testing.
Service sequence under development. Liner protection, sealing and docking hardware remain under review. Urine collection needs its own safe emptying schedule. Waste handling and disposal must follow local requirements.
04 / Look a little closer
Explore geometry exported from the development CAD model. The interactive views show the same assembly, with components separated for inspection.
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R7.12 / Development CADSome internal views include a proposed rigid liner guard. This extra part is under review and is not a finalized service requirement. Geometry is a design record, not proof of a tested mechanism.
05 / Small things matter, too
A toilet-paper roll beside the armrest is a simple addition with a practical purpose. This image explores a clamp-mounted holder on the chair’s front upright.
AI accessory concept. Seated reach, arm clearance, mounting strength and transfer access still need to be checked on the physical chair. This addition has not been incorporated into the CAD model.
For the people we love
For a son or daughter, support can mean listening to a parent’s wishes and making daily life a little easier. This chair is being developed with that conversation in mind.
A proposed clamp-mounted phone holder could keep a parent’s own phone close, with voice calling configured on the phone. The iBOLT sPro2 is one mount being considered. Physical fit and transfer clearance are still to be checked.
An optional 60 GHz presence sensor could support future status sharing, with the user’s consent. A controller, gateway and secured online service would be needed. The supplied switching-output sensor is not established as a heart-rate monitor or proof of wellbeing.
Phone, sensor & privacy questions ↗Accessory and connectivity concepts only. No monitoring service or voice-calling integration is currently implemented. Neither is a substitute for assistance or a validated emergency system.
A place in a wider field
Related solutions already exist. Our focus is bringing several ideas together in a bedside chair designed around the person and their care routine.
| Approach | What the supplier describes | Dignify Life’s proposed focus |
|---|---|---|
| Separett | Separate urine and solids, with ventilation and managed collection. | An upholstered bedside chair; proximity and front-switch lid commands; coordinated cassette shutter; frame-driven bin rotation; bag servicing; low rear extraction; optional phone access and consent-based presence sharing. Development design. This combination has not been established as exclusive. |
| HELIPOTT E-Drive | Urine separation and automatic mixing with coconut substrate. | |
| CompoCloset S1 | Urine separation and push-button sealing of solids in liners. | |
| Laveo DryFlush | Waterless waste sealing, marketed for bedside and aged-care applications. |
Supplier pages reviewed 31 October 2026. This is a limited comparison of approaches, not an exhaustive market or patent search, endorsement, or proof that any product is suitable for a particular person.
An honest place to begin
There is a real CAD design behind these views. There is also work ahead: building and testing the mechanisms, checking safe transfers and controls, validating hygiene and ventilation, and learning from people who would use and care for it.
The chair is not yet a clinically validated, certified or commercially available product. It does not replace an individual mobility or care assessment.
Visit the development libraryQuestions worth asking
That is a design goal for suitable users, not a verified outcome. Transfers, balance, reach and care needs differ. A physical prototype and an individual assessment are needed before any use recommendation.
Yes, the current concept uses continuous extraction from the urine and solids headspaces through a fan, a filter and a low rear 2-inch outlet. The intended outdoor pipe run is approximately five metres. Fan performance with the filter and duct must be measured; odor-free operation has not been established.
A gray heavy-duty blow-molded HDPE solids bin, a light-gray fluorinated HDPE (FLPE) urine vessel, powder-coated metal structure, and 316 marine-grade stainless steel for the agitator and internal hardware. Material choice alone does not establish long-term odor resistance or hygiene performance.
No. Collection and coir mixing do not demonstrate sanitization or finished compost. Handling, treatment and disposal need a validated process and must meet local requirements.
No launch date or sale is being offered here. This website shares the purpose, current design and work still to be done.
A little closer to the bed.