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Living made easy

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  • Bathing
    Baths and bathing
      • Equipment to get in and out of the bath
      • Baths
      • Bath accessories
      • Bathroom suites
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      Showering
        • Showers
        • Shower seating
        • Shower cubicles and trays
        • Shower accessories
        • Shower screens and enclosures
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        Bath and shower safety
          • Bath water level indicators
          • Non-slip flooring
          • Bath temperature thermometers and alerts
          • Slip resistant products
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          Personal care
            • Small personal care aids
            • Hair dryers and holders
            • Body dryers
            • Weighing scales
            • Medication management
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            Bathroom fixtures
              • Wash basins
              • Taps
              • Rails
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              Living made easy has been created by our team of occupational therapists. Read their advice on bathroom equipment. Read more

            • Bedroom
              Beds
                • Variable posture (profiling) beds
                • Combination beds
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                Mattresses & overlays
                  • Pressure relief mattresses
                  • Pressure relief overlays
                  • Waterproof mattresses
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                  Getting in & out of bed
                    • Bed raising equipment
                    • Leg lifters
                    • Lifting poles
                    • Moving and handling equipment
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                    Maintaining your position
                      • Pillows and supports
                      • Wedge shaped supports
                      • Free standing backrests
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                      Moving and turning
                        • Self lifting blocks
                        • Grab handles
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                        Bed safety
                          • Bedside safety rails
                          • Padding for bed safety rails
                          • Bedside padded floor mats
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                          Eating & other activities in bed
                            • Tables & trays
                            • Reading
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                            Bed and mattress hire
                              • Beds & accessories for hire
                              • Mattresses & overlays for hire
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                              Bed accessories
                                • Pillow securing straps & bedding grips
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                                Living made easy has been created by our team of occupational therapists. Read their advice on bedroom equipment. Read more

                              • Chairs
                                Chair types
                                  • Riser and recliners
                                  • Support and positioning chairs
                                  • Chairs with a high back
                                  • Bariatric chairs with capacity above 190kg
                                  • Settees with a high seat height
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                                  Seating accessories
                                    • Leg rests and footstools
                                    • Waterproof chair pads
                                    • Tables for chairs
                                    • Lap trays
                                    • Floor standing bookrests
                                    • Manual leg lifters
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                                    Sitting to standing equipment
                                      • Individual chair raising blocks
                                      • Interconnected chair raising blocks
                                      • Riser cushions
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                                      Living made easy has been created by our team of occupational therapists. Read their help and advice on chairs.

                                    • Children
                                      Beds, cots & accessories
                                        • Beds
                                        • Cots
                                        • Mattresses and overlays
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                                        Buggies & accessories
                                          • Four-wheeled buggies
                                          • Three-wheeled buggies
                                          • Tilt-in-space buggies
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                                          Car seats & accessories
                                            • Car seats - fixed
                                            • Car seats - swivel and tilting
                                            • Belts & harnesses for vehicles
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                                            Chairs
                                              • Activity chairs
                                              • Armchair-style seating
                                              • Corner or floor sitting chairs
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                                              Clothing
                                                • Daywear
                                                • Nightwear
                                                • For sensitive skin
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                                                Dexterity & co-ordination
                                                  • Dressing skills
                                                  • Scissors
                                                  • Balls
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                                                  Eating and drinking
                                                    • Bowls and plates
                                                    • Cutlery
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                                                    Personal care
                                                      • Using the bath
                                                      • Using the toilet
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                                                      Play equipment
                                                        • Indoor play equipment
                                                        • Outdoor play equipment
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                                                        Puzzles & games
                                                          • Dominoes
                                                          • Dice
                                                          • Bingo
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                                                          Sensory toys & equipment
                                                            • Tactile (touch) stimulation
                                                            • Visual (sight) stimulation
                                                            • Multisensory
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                                                            Switches
                                                              • Pressure activated switches
                                                              • Touch activated switches
                                                              • Movement activated switches
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                                                              Toys
                                                                • Switch operated toys
                                                                • Disability awareness toys
                                                                • Toys to encourage speech
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                                                                Walking equipment
                                                                  • Walking sticks
                                                                  • Walking frames
                                                                  • Crutches
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                                                                  Wheelchairs & accessories
                                                                    • Manual wheelchairs
                                                                    • Powered wheelchairs
                                                                    • Wheelchair cushions
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                                                                    Living made easy for children has been created by our team of occupational therapists. Read their advice on daily living equipment for disabled children.

                                                                  • Kitchen & household
                                                                    Food preparation equipment
                                                                      • Cutting and slicing
                                                                      • Peelers, mashers and graters
                                                                      • Food preparation boards
                                                                      • Weighing and measuring
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                                                                      Drink preparation equipment
                                                                        • Kettles and water heaters
                                                                        • Teapot and kettle tippers
                                                                        • Liquid level indicators for a cup or mug
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                                                                        Cooking equipment
                                                                          • Ovens, hobs and accessories
                                                                          • Talking microwaves
                                                                          • Saucepans and saucepan accessories
                                                                          • Timers
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                                                                          Slip-resistant material
                                                                            • Large sheets, reels or rolls of slip-resistant material
                                                                            • Slip-resistant mats
                                                                            • Self-adhesive slip-resistant material
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                                                                            Living made easy has been created by our team of occupational therapists. Read their help and advice related to kitchen products.

                                                                          • Stairs
                                                                            Hand rails
                                                                              • Stair rails
                                                                              • Newel rails
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                                                                              Stair safety
                                                                                • Lighting on your stairs
                                                                                • Slip resistant & high visibility treads
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                                                                                Stairlifts
                                                                                  • Seated stairlifts
                                                                                  • Standing and perching stairlifts
                                                                                  • Stairlifts with wheelchair platform
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                                                                                  Living made easy has been created by our team of occupational therapists. Read their advice on equipment for the stairs. Read more

                                                                                • Telecare
                                                                                  Telecare systems
                                                                                    • For the home
                                                                                    • For sheltered and group housing
                                                                                    • Outside the home
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                                                                                    Simple solutions
                                                                                      • Alarms for use within a house
                                                                                      • Wandering alarms
                                                                                      • Medication reminders
                                                                                      • Memo and voice minders
                                                                                      • Remote control electrical sockets
                                                                                      • Intercoms and door entry systems
                                                                                      • Key safes
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                                                                                      Activity monitoring and personal locators
                                                                                        • Personal locators
                                                                                        • Wandering alerts
                                                                                        • Activity monitoring systems
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                                                                                        Environmental controls
                                                                                          • Push button operation only
                                                                                          • Switch compatible
                                                                                          • Voice activated
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                                                                                          Living made easy has been created by our team of occupational therapists. Read their advice on telecare and telehealth equipment. Read more

                                                                                        • Advice
                                                                                          Bathing
                                                                                          • Considerations before purchasing an alternative bath
                                                                                          • Is my bath suitable for equipment?
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                                                                                          Bedroom
                                                                                          • Glossary
                                                                                          • Manual vs electric operation of bed
                                                                                          • Tips for a better night's sleep
                                                                                          • Useful links
                                                                                          • Variable posture beds
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                                                                                          Chairs
                                                                                          • Assessment by a Physiotherapist
                                                                                          • Chairs case studies
                                                                                          • Equipment provison through local authorities and direct payments
                                                                                          • Essential measurements for a new chair
                                                                                          • Making complaints or reporting unsafe products
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                                                                                          Children
                                                                                          • Charitable funding for children's equipment
                                                                                          • Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) for children
                                                                                          • Healthcare professionals working with children
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                                                                                          Kitchen & household
                                                                                          • Choosing a new peeler
                                                                                          • Choosing a new tin opener
                                                                                          • Food preparation and chopping boards
                                                                                          • Saucepans and accessories
                                                                                          • Using a microwave oven
                                                                                          Stairs
                                                                                          • Considerations when choosing a stairlift
                                                                                          • Funding a stairlift or through-floor lift
                                                                                          • Stair safety, the causes of falls
                                                                                          • Stairlifts: Questions and answers
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                                                                                          Telecare
                                                                                          • What is telecare?
                                                                                          • Concerned about falls
                                                                                          • Ethical issues with assistive technology
                                                                                          • Obtaining help in an emergency
                                                                                          • Telecare glossary
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                                                                                        BathingView all »

                                                                                        • Baths and bathing
                                                                                        • Showering
                                                                                        • Bath and shower safety

                                                                                        BedroomView all »

                                                                                        • Beds
                                                                                        • Mattresses & overlays
                                                                                        • Getting in & out of bed

                                                                                        ChairsView all »

                                                                                        • Chair types
                                                                                        • Seating accessories
                                                                                        • Sitting to standing equipment

                                                                                        ChildrenView all »

                                                                                        • Beds, cots & accessories
                                                                                        • Buggies & accessories
                                                                                        • Car seats & accessories

                                                                                        Kitchen & householdView all »

                                                                                        • Food preparation equipment
                                                                                        • Drink preparation equipment
                                                                                        • Cooking equipment

                                                                                        StairsView all »

                                                                                        • Hand rails
                                                                                        • Stair safety
                                                                                        • Stairlifts

                                                                                        TelecareView all »

                                                                                        • Telecare systems
                                                                                        • Simple solutions
                                                                                        • Activity monitoring and personal locators

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                                                                                        Bathing aids

                                                                                        • Bath lifts
                                                                                        • Bath seats and boards
                                                                                        • Walk-in baths
                                                                                        • Walk-in showers

                                                                                        Bedroom

                                                                                        • Variable posture (adjustable) beds
                                                                                        • Made to measure beds
                                                                                        • Adjustable height beds
                                                                                        • Help getting in and out of bed

                                                                                        Chairs

                                                                                        • Riser recliner chairs
                                                                                        • Riser chairs
                                                                                        • Recliner only chairs
                                                                                        • Support and positioning chairs

                                                                                        Equipment for disabled children

                                                                                        • Wheelchairs for disabled children
                                                                                        • Eating and drinking equipment for disabled children
                                                                                        • Toys for disabled children
                                                                                        • Personal care equipment for disabled children

                                                                                        Equipment for use on the stairs

                                                                                        • Stairlift
                                                                                        • Hand rails
                                                                                        • Stairclimbers
                                                                                        • Stair rails

                                                                                        Telecare

                                                                                        • Telecare systems for the home
                                                                                        • Wandering alarms
                                                                                        • Medication reminders
                                                                                        • Memo and voice minders

                                                                                        Assessments

                                                                                        • Assessment by an occupational therapist
                                                                                        • Assessment by a physiotherapist

                                                                                        Funding

                                                                                        • Equipment provision through local authorities and direct payments
                                                                                        • Charitable funding for children's equipment
                                                                                        • Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) for children
                                                                                        • Funding a stairlift or through-floor lift

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