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Disabled Living Foundation (DLF)

Living made easy

Clear, practical advice on daily living equipment

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0845 130 9177

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        • Equipment to get in and out of the bath
        • Baths
        • Bathroom suites
        Bath and shower safety
          • Flooring for wet areas
          • Water level indicators
          • Water temperature indicators
          • Slip resistant products
          Personal care
            • Medication management
            • Small personal care aids
            • Hair dryers and holders
            • Body dryers
            • Weighing scales
            Bathroom fixtures
              • Wash basins
              • Taps
              • Rails
            • Bedroom
              Beds
                • Variable posture (profiling) beds
                • Adjustable height beds
                • Combination beds
                • Chair beds
                Mattresses & overlays
                  • Pressure relief mattresses
                  • Pressure relief overlays
                  • Waterproof mattresses
                  Getting in & out of bed
                    • Bed raising equipment
                    • Adjustable height beds
                    • Leg lifters
                    • Chair beds
                    • Lifting poles
                    • Moving and handling equipment
                    Maintaining your position
                      • Pillows and supports
                      • Wedge shaped supports
                      • Free standing backrests
                      Moving and turning
                        • Self lifting blocks
                        • Lifting poles
                        Bed safety
                          • Bedside safety rails
                          • Padding for bed safety rails
                          • Bedside padded floor mats
                          Eating & other activities in bed
                            • Tables & trays
                            • Reading
                            • Environmental controls
                            Bed and mattress hire
                              • Beds & accessories for hire
                              • Mattresses & overlays for hire
                              Bed accessories
                                • Pillow securing straps & bedding grips
                              • Chairs
                                Seating accessories
                                  • Manual leg lifters
                                  • Floor standing bookrests
                                  • Waterproof chair pads
                                  • Tables for chairs
                                  • Leg rests and footstools
                                  • Lap trays
                                  Chair types
                                    • Settees and suites with seat height 46cm and above
                                    • Riser and recliners
                                    • Support and positioning chairs
                                    • Chairs with a high back
                                    • Heavy duty chairs with capacity above 190kg
                                    Sitting to standing equipment
                                      • Riser cushions
                                      • Individual chair raising blocks
                                      • Interconnected chair raising blocks
                                    • Children
                                      Baby monitors
                                          Beds, cots & accessories
                                              Chairs & desks
                                                  Clothing
                                                      Computing
                                                          Eating & drinking
                                                              Learning & development
                                                                  Mobility
                                                                      Moving & handling
                                                                          Personal care
                                                                              Play & leisure
                                                                                  Positioning in lying
                                                                                      Standing frames
                                                                                          Switches
                                                                                              Transport
                                                                                                • Stairs
                                                                                                  Hand rails
                                                                                                    • Stair rails
                                                                                                    • Newel rails
                                                                                                    Stairlifts
                                                                                                      • Seated stairlifts
                                                                                                      • Standing and perching stairlifts
                                                                                                      • Stairlifts with wheelchair platform
                                                                                                      Stair safety
                                                                                                        • Lighting on your stairs
                                                                                                        • Slip resistant and high visibility treads
                                                                                                      • Kitchen & household
                                                                                                        Food preparation equipment
                                                                                                          • Cutting and slicing
                                                                                                          • Peelers, mashers and graters
                                                                                                          • Food preparation boards
                                                                                                          • Weighing and measuring
                                                                                                          • Cooking equipment
                                                                                                          Drink preparation equipment
                                                                                                            • Kettles and water heaters
                                                                                                            • Teapot and kettle tippers
                                                                                                            • Liquid level indicators for a cup or mug
                                                                                                            Opening tins, bottles, jars or packets
                                                                                                              • Jar openers
                                                                                                              • Bottle openers
                                                                                                              • Packet openers and closers
                                                                                                              • Tin & can openers
                                                                                                              Cooking equipment
                                                                                                                • Ovens, hobs and accessories
                                                                                                                • Talking microwaves
                                                                                                                • Saucepans and saucepan accessories
                                                                                                                • Timers
                                                                                                                Slip-resistant material
                                                                                                                  • Large sheets, reels or rolls of slip-resistant material
                                                                                                                  • Slip-resistant mats
                                                                                                                  • Self-adhesive slip-resistant material
                                                                                                                • Telecare
                                                                                                                  Telecare systems
                                                                                                                    • Control boxes
                                                                                                                    • Buttons and sensors
                                                                                                                    • Activity monitoring telecare systems
                                                                                                                    • Mobile alarms with location sensors
                                                                                                                    Simple solutions
                                                                                                                      • Keysafes
                                                                                                                      • Wandering alarms
                                                                                                                      • Calling for help within the same house
                                                                                                                      • Alarms and shut off systems
                                                                                                                      • Intercoms and door entry systems
                                                                                                                      Activity monitoring and personal locators
                                                                                                                        • Personal locators
                                                                                                                        • Wandering alarms
                                                                                                                        • Activity monitoring systems
                                                                                                                        Environmental controls
                                                                                                                          • Push button operation only
                                                                                                                          • Switch compatible
                                                                                                                          • Voice activated
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                                                                                                                        Related groups

                                                                                                                        • Beds
                                                                                                                        • Mattresses & overlays
                                                                                                                        • Getting in & out of bed
                                                                                                                        • Maintaining your position
                                                                                                                        • Moving and turning
                                                                                                                        • Raising your head & legs
                                                                                                                        • Bed safety
                                                                                                                        • Eating & other activities in bed
                                                                                                                        • Bed accessories
                                                                                                                        • Bed and mattress hire

                                                                                                                        Bedroom advice

                                                                                                                        • Bed safety rails (cotsides)
                                                                                                                        • Glossary
                                                                                                                        • Manual vs electric operation of bed
                                                                                                                        • Tips for a better night's sleep
                                                                                                                        • Useful links
                                                                                                                        • Variable posture beds
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                                                                                                                        Living made easy has been created by our team of occupational therapists. Read their advice on bedroom equipment. Read more

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