Abstract: A bedside commode station includes a bedside commode (10) and a handrail device (36), each of which is securely fastened to a common platform (54). The commode comprises a frame (25) which supports a waste container (26). The commode and the handrail are secured to the platform so as to enable an invalid patient to walk or maneuver safely to and from the patient's bed and the bedside commode without the aid of an attendant. The commode station is particularly useful in assisting an invalid patient who is no longer able to rise unaided to a standing position and who is incapable of safely maneuvering a portable walking device.