Video - Stand Assist and Toileting

We see too often that older people are taken into hospitals or care homes when they begin to struggle with everyday tasks and consequently fall into ill health, no longer able to manage looking after themselves on their own. However, assistive technology can help the elderly maintain their health and remain in their own homes for as long as it is possible and safe to do so.

As the population ages and more people are living with disabilities, it may be necessary to consider the option of moving into residential care homes to receive that care. The decision to move into a care home is often a difficult choice faced by the community today. 

Using the bathroom is one of the most potentially dangerous tasks we undertake in daily life. Figures indicate that more accidents and falls happen in the bathroom more than any other room in the home. Specifically, getting in and out of the bath and shower and getting on and off the toilet. Yet so little thought actually goes into providing the appropriate support equipment which can reduce that very risk and make it a safe haven, for both the user and their carer.