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AUGUST 2009 - INDEPENDENCE RESTORED
Commitment to individuals in the community is being taken to new heights by
Suffolk County Council, reducing risk and restoring independence for all, with
help from Total Hygiene.
The Council has this year already funded, via its Independent Living Centre, the installation of Aerolet toilet lifts for three local people who suffer from Muscular Dystrophy or similar conditions which affect muscle strength.
Roy Hawkins, of the ILC in Lowestoft, explained, “We have a duty to assess and find solutions to meet identified needs. Muscular dystrophy requires an individual with the condition to use their body in a very particular way to remain safe, for example when standing the knee joint should be kept straight and there is reliance on hands and arms for stability. With a decline in muscle strength throughout the body it becomes increasingly difficult to move from a seated to standing position, therefore products are required which can appropriately support movement to maximize independence and reduce risks to the individual and their carers.”
Mrs Jean Brand, wife of one of the recipients Derek Brand, of Halesworth, comments, “The Aerolet is an absolute boon, marvellous! It has given my husband his independence back, and saves my arms and back having to help him.”
Added Derek Segasby, who has also had an Aerolet installed, “Prior to the lift being installed, I had a number of falls while getting off the toilet. I am now able to use the toilet independent of any assistance, and in safety- it’s a very welcome aid to my daily routine!”
Available exclusively through Total Hygiene, Aerolet toilet lifts are fitted over a conventional WC to replicate natural body motion, gently raising and lowering the user to position them accurately over the toilet as required whilst enabling the feet to remain in contact with the floor and maintaining the centre of gravity above the feet for balance. After toileting, the Lift can be raised by degrees to ease access for cleansing.
The Aerolet Lift can be adjusted to individual leg length and degree of body stability, to as low as 39.5cm(15 ½”), yet can accommodate weights up to 125kg (20 stone). The core Tilt and Vertical versions are complimented by models including the Standard (ST) which will fit most bathrooms and higher or hanging toilet bowls, the Small (SM) for smaller bathrooms, the Mobile (MO) which can be moved from one bathroom or WC to another making it ideal for hospitals nursing and care homes and leisure resorts, and the Clos-o-Mat, specifically designed to work with the Clos-o-Mat top-selling automatic ‘wash and dry’ toilet. All are rated to support up to 180kg (28 stone), but a bespoke bariatric version gives a maximum lift capacity of 330kg (51 stone). Whilst powered as standard by conventional 230v electrical supply, the Aerolet range can be supplied with a battery powered option where a suitable power point isn’t available.
Total Hygiene is the UK’s biggest-selling manufacturer of toileting aids; its brand-leading Clos-o-Mat automatic bidet toilet, which combines a douche and drier in a conventionally-styled WC unit, is now installed in over 30,000 locations nationwide, and is the only unit of its type with WRAS approval, enabling connection to the mains water supply. Uniquely, Total Hygiene offers a national design, installation and commissioning service, backed up with its own in-house team of dedicated service engineers. Full details of the products and services are available on this website.
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AUGUST 2009 - INDEPENDENCE RESTORED
Commitment to individuals in the community is being taken to new heights by
Suffolk County Council, reducing risk and restoring independence for all, with
help from Total Hygiene.The Council has this year already funded, via its Independent Living Centre, the installation of Aerolet toilet lifts for three local people who suffer from Muscular Dystrophy or similar conditions which affect muscle strength.
Roy Hawkins, of the ILC in Lowestoft, explained, “We have a duty to assess and find solutions to meet identified needs. Muscular dystrophy requires an individual with the condition to use their body in a very particular way to remain safe, for example when standing the knee joint should be kept straight and there is reliance on hands and arms for stability. With a decline in muscle strength throughout the body it becomes increasingly difficult to move from a seated to standing position, therefore products are required which can appropriately support movement to maximize independence and reduce risks to the individual and their carers.”
Mrs Jean Brand, wife of one of the recipients Derek Brand, of Halesworth, comments, “The Aerolet is an absolute boon, marvellous! It has given my husband his independence back, and saves my arms and back having to help him.”
Added Derek Segasby, who has also had an Aerolet installed, “Prior to the lift being installed, I had a number of falls while getting off the toilet. I am now able to use the toilet independent of any assistance, and in safety- it’s a very welcome aid to my daily routine!”
Available exclusively through Total Hygiene, Aerolet toilet lifts are fitted over a conventional WC to replicate natural body motion, gently raising and lowering the user to position them accurately over the toilet as required whilst enabling the feet to remain in contact with the floor and maintaining the centre of gravity above the feet for balance. After toileting, the Lift can be raised by degrees to ease access for cleansing.
The Aerolet Lift can be adjusted to individual leg length and degree of body stability, to as low as 39.5cm(15 ½”), yet can accommodate weights up to 125kg (20 stone). The core Tilt and Vertical versions are complimented by models including the Standard (ST) which will fit most bathrooms and higher or hanging toilet bowls, the Small (SM) for smaller bathrooms, the Mobile (MO) which can be moved from one bathroom or WC to another making it ideal for hospitals nursing and care homes and leisure resorts, and the Clos-o-Mat, specifically designed to work with the Clos-o-Mat top-selling automatic ‘wash and dry’ toilet. All are rated to support up to 180kg (28 stone), but a bespoke bariatric version gives a maximum lift capacity of 330kg (51 stone). Whilst powered as standard by conventional 230v electrical supply, the Aerolet range can be supplied with a battery powered option where a suitable power point isn’t available.
Total Hygiene is the UK’s biggest-selling manufacturer of toileting aids; its brand-leading Clos-o-Mat automatic bidet toilet, which combines a douche and drier in a conventionally-styled WC unit, is now installed in over 30,000 locations nationwide, and is the only unit of its type with WRAS approval, enabling connection to the mains water supply. Uniquely, Total Hygiene offers a national design, installation and commissioning service, backed up with its own in-house team of dedicated service engineers. Full details of the products and services are available on this website.
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