If you have impaired mobility, everyday movements like getting into bed or having a bath can be challenging. There are a range of mobile hoists and slings that can help make life easier, letting you get back to doing the things that you enjoy.  What is a mobile hoist? Hoists are a type of mechanical […]

Have you ever been interested in owning an adjustable bed? Have you heard of them and perhaps want to know more about their benefits and their drawbacks? Read on to learn more about accessible bed options.  What is an adjustable bed? An adjustable bed is a bed which has the capability to be moved and […]

More than meets the eye – somehow that feels like the best way to start this little journey into the world of grab bars. Indeed, few things appear as simple and as humble, and yet manage to provide such a broad array of options which can provide new levels of quality to one’s life. As […]

Disabled care may seem both daunting and straightforward. Quite paradoxically, it often is. In this short guide, we’ll discuss ways to bias this process towards ‘straightforward’, easy and safe. For everyone involved. Before we dive in the details, one important – even crucial – thing to understand is that, while caring for a person with […]

It’s easy to think  that all good things must somehow be complicated, big, heavy, expensive, or hard to achieve. Luckily, the truth is often quite opposite, and joy can and does come from little things. If you have mobility issues, one of these things are toilet frames, definitely. A toilet frame is a beautifully simple […]

There are many things we all take for granted. In fact, almost everything we consider a part of our daily routine is taken for granted most of the time. Folks with disabilities – we never think much about our day-to-day stuff no matter how testing it may be. At least not until we put it […]

Stand aids have transformed the way that care professionals are able to help people with limited mobility by allowing them to lift users with minimal strain. Stand aid hoists have become the preferred way for many care professionals to help their users with limited mobility move to various positions safely and with dignity. What is […]

Patient Hoists come in many shapes and sizes; however, their basic design has not changed since they were introduced by Lord Armstrong, the famous British Industrialist in 1845. It would be some time before the basic design we know today would be introduced and used for lifting people as a patient hoist. When to hoist? […]

Unfortunately, the world is not yet as accessible as many of us disabled people would like it to be.  It would be incredible if ramps, automatic doors and hearing loops were in existence everywhere, but that is sadly not yet the case.  So, for us wheelchair users who require access ramps to enter and exit […]

Everybody likes to talk about independence, so much so that it sometimes almost feels as if independence is this vague and practically unreachable idea. But it’s not. Not if you know where to look and what to look for. Check this bathroom aids. If you have mobility issues, whatever the cause may be – disability, […]