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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
                                  • 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 & 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 & 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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                                                Cycling
                                                  • Chain drive tricycles
                                                  • Tandem & passenger cycles
                                                  • Hand propelled tricycles
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                                                  Dexterity & co-ordination
                                                    • Dressing skills
                                                    • Scissors
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                                                    Eating & drinking
                                                      • Bowls & 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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                                                            Swimming
                                                              • Swimming head & neck supports
                                                              • Swimwear
                                                              • Powered pool hoists
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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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                                                                            Opening tins, bottles, jars or packets
                                                                              • Tin openers
                                                                              • Jar openers
                                                                              • Bottle openers
                                                                              • Packet openers and closers
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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
                                                                                          • Control boxes
                                                                                          • Buttons and sensors
                                                                                          • Monitoring and response services
                                                                                          • Mobile alarms with location sensors
                                                                                          • Activity monitoring telecare systems
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                                                                                          Simple solutions
                                                                                            • Alarms for use within a house
                                                                                            • Wandering alarms
                                                                                            • Memo and voice minders
                                                                                            • Medication reminders
                                                                                            • 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
                                                                                                • Bath lifts
                                                                                                • 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
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                                                                                                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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