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Disability equipment services are services that enable elderly disabled people to access products for their personal use. These are products designed solely for chronically sick or disabled people. Professional staff, mainly qualified Occupational Therapists who are also known as OTs, assess peoples needs for disability equipment and aids. An assessment of your individual needs for disability equipment and disability aids, either by Social or Health Care Professionals, is important to obtaining the right aids and equipment for your own needs. Disability aids and equipment facilitate independence at home, and Occupational Therapists enable people with disabilities to carry out daily living activities, with the aim of maintaining or improving independence. Daily living activities mean any way in which people spend their time, from personal care (washing, dressing, toileting) to productivity (paid or unpaid work, housework, education) to leisure (games, sports, hobbies, social activities). Organisations can provide a range of products to help and support older people who have a physical disability and have difficulty managing everyday activities and have difficulty getting in and out and around your home. A specialist needs assessment can help you to access a range of equipment to meet your needs, enabling you to maintain your independence and safety in your own home. There is a large range of mobility aids and equipment, and an assessment for mobility aids and mobility equipment can help to recommend what is best for you – mobility aids and mobility equipment include stair lifts, wheelchairs, mobility scooters or buggies, and walking aids such as Zimmer frames, walkers, walking frames, mobility chairs, and walking sticks. There also is a wide range of daily living aids which can assist you to bathe, dress, prepare food and drinks, and enjoy leisure activities. Bathroom equipment can include bath seats, raised toilet seats, bath rails and commodes. Daily living equipment includes eating aids like adapted cutlery and plates, dressing aids such as gadgets to help with zippers or stockings, back cushions, as well as household aids such as trolleys and gadgets to help pick up things from the floor. There are hoists to help move someone, and bed blocks can make it easier to get in and out of bed by raising its height. Reading aids and writing aids also help older people to maintain their independence, and there is a range of equipment for people with a sensory disability such as flashing door bells and telephone aids for sight impaired people. Occupational Therapists can help with making a home safer for getting around by, for example, the installation of hand rails and ramps, or raising the height of the bed/chair so that standing up is much easier for a person with stiff, painful hips and knees, and reducing anxiety and helping people raise their confidence about getting around or managing their disability. At the same time they can assist carers to keep their caring role, by arranging the right aids and equipment for the cared for person. Disabled Living Centres may be able to arrange demonstrations of various equipment and aids, to help people who wish to purchase aids and equipment direct from suppliers. You can also visit the Disabled Living Foundation website for advice on choosing equipment.

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Secom Plc

SECOM CareTech

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SECOM CareTech is a personal alarms provider accredited by the UK’s National Security Inspectorate. They are a registered member of TSA, the industry body for Technology Enabled Care (TEC). Care Hub (£17.89 ...

Contact: SECOM CareTech, 52 Godstone Rd, , Kenley , Surrey, CR8 5JF.
Shopmobility UK

Shopmobility UK

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ShopMobility UK is a nationwide network of centres which hire out mobility equipment to the public. This equipment is mainly manual wheelchairs, powerchairs and mobility scooters so people with restricted mobility can en...

Contact: Shopmobility UK, c/o Driving Mobility , 2 Princes Street , Truro , Cornwall, TR1 2ES.
Stairlift Recycling Ltd

Stairlift Recycling

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Founded in 2013, Stairlift Recycling Ltd is a not-for-profit organisation that works to enhance home independence by providing affordable, good-quality stairlifts.   Working in hubs across the country, they c...

Contact: Stairlift Recycling Ltd, Kemp House, 152-160 City Road,, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX.
Stairlifts Doctor

Stairlifts Supply, Repair and Warranties

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The stairlifts doctor Dr. Neil Stirling works as an authorised partner of all the major UK stairlift manufacturers to offer a great choice on new lifts, as well as being well connected to trade contacts, often smaller fa...

Contact: Stairlifts Doctor, Stairlift House, Nelson Street, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 8BW.
Stairlifts Reviews

Stairlifts Reviews

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Stairlifts Reviews help people find the best stairlift for their stairs and budget. They offer advice on straight and curved stairlifts from leading UK brands and can arrange free quotations.

Contact: n/a, 49 Station Road, Polegate, East Sussex, BN26 6EA.
Stannah Stairlifts

Stannah Lifts Ltd

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What we offer youAt Stannah, we don’t just build quality stairlifts, we also aim to give you the best possible service every step of the way.Our sales and installation processOnce you’ve decided that a stairl...

Contact: Stannah Lifts Ltd, Watt Close, East Portway, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3SD.
Stiltz Limited

Stiltz Lifts UK

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Stiltz Lifts is the sole supplier, manufacturer and installer of the Stiltz lift. We aim to help elderly people stay in their homes for longer with an affordable hassle-free alternative to a stairlift when the stairs get...

Contact: Stiltz Lifts UK, Building E, Prime Point , Dandy Bank Road , Pensnett Estate Kingswinford Dudley West Midlands DY6 7TD, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 7TD.
Tenura

Tenura Daily Living Aids

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Tenura is a manufacturer and seller of anti slip and grip daily living aids, we specialise in products which help with grip and stopping spills and falls, such items include anti slip bottle and jar openers, as well as n...

Contact: Tenura, Churchill Road Industrial Estate Brinscall, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 8RQ.
Tiacare Ltd

Tiacare Suppliers of Mobility and Disability Aids

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Tiacare Independent Mobility AidsAt Tiacare Ltd, we are proud to help our customers regain their independence by offering a comprehensive range of products for sale or for hire. All products are carefully selected and ar...

Contact: Tiacare, Westway House, 42/44 Bridge Street, Newton-le-willows, Cheshire, WA12 9QT.
UK Veterans Hearing Foundation

Hearing Aid Accessories

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Providing the very best hearing aids and hearing care to UK Veterans of all services.

Contact: Hearing Aid Accessories, 6 New Buildings, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1HW.
Younique Healthcare

Seating Assessments

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Home assessments for standard and bespoke seating from a fireside chair, riser recliner, specialist Kirton, Careflex or postural seating solution and pressure relieving systems

Contact: Younique Healthcare Limited, 275 Halesowen Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 6NP.
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