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Answers About Mobility And Accessibility Equipment
Plain writing about how this equipment works, what it costs, what it does not do, and how to choose between the options. Written for anybody researching it, whether you buy from us or not.
Businesses & Building Owners
Platform Lift Troubleshooting: What to Check Before You Call
Most platform lift call-outs come down to a handful of causes, and several of them you can check yourself in two minutes.
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Children of Aging Parents
Twelve Things People Believe About Stairlifts That Are Not True
The beliefs that stop people buying, stop them asking, or get them sold the wrong thing. Each one, and what is actually…
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Aging in Place
Do Stairlifts Work in a Power Outage?
Yes, and the reason is the same reason they are so cheap to run. What the batteries actually do, and the one…
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Choosing Equipment
Turning Seats for Cars, Trucks and Vans
The transfer into a vehicle is one of the hardest of the day. What a powered turning seat does, who it suits,…
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Children of Aging Parents
Seven Questions to Ask Before a Hospital Discharge
Discharge planning moves fast and the house is not in the room. The questions that prevent a readmission, and the equipment that…
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Choosing Equipment
Can a Stairlift Be Fitted to Any Staircase?
Nearly always yes. The handful of situations where the answer is genuinely no, and what to do instead when it is.
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Aging in Place
Automatic Door Openers for Homes and Small Buildings
The equipment that turns a door somebody cannot open into one they can. How they work, what they need from the door,…
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Aging in Place
Floors, Thresholds and the Trip Hazards Nobody Sees
Most falls happen on flat ground. The half-inch changes in level that cause them, and what to do about each one.
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For Caregivers
Safe Patient Handling: What Care Homes and Clinics Get Wrong
Staff injuries in this sector are overwhelmingly transfer injuries. The equipment matters less than whether it is reachable, sized and trained on.
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