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Professional Products

Product rental

Demo Gallery - product video clips

Access products (DDA)

Furniture for the care environment

• Specialist seating

• Specialist beds and mattresses

• Contract furniture

Care home bathroom

• Assisted bathing

• Assisted showering

• Assisted toileting

• Bathroom safety

Patient handling

• Hoists

• Small manual handlng aids

• Standing and transfer aids

• Bariatric handling

Therapy

• Physical therapy

• Sensory therapy

Pressure relief and wound care

Continence

Kitchen and sluice room

Communications

• Telecare

• Nurse call

Mobility and transport

Personnel

• Office environment

• Training, recruitment & management

 

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Independent Living Products

Demo Gallery - product video clips

Product rental

Mobility

Motoring

• Driving control adaptations

• Aids for getting in and out of a vehicle

• Car conversions

• Motoring accessories

• Electric vehicles

• EU Legislation on WAVs

- WAVCA comment

- other industry comment

- editorial

Wheelchairs

• Manual wheelchairs

• Powered chairs

• Scooters

• Wheelchair power packs

Wheelchair accessories

Wheelchair ramps

Stairlifts

Walking sticks

Walking frames & rollators

 

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Bathroom

Easy access showers

Bathing aids & bathlifts

Specialist baths & body dryers

Grab rails

Shower stools & chairs

Toilet aids & accessories

Shower Toilets

Kitchen

Food preparation

Kitchen aids

Kitchen design

Bedroom

Bedroom accessories

Support in bed

Specialist beds

Living room

Back care & cushions

Armchairs, including automatic rise and recliners

Security

Door entry systems

Household safety

Nightlights

Clothing

Dressing aids

Footwear

Large sizes and adapted clothes

Functional clothes

Childrens' products

Mobility for kids

Bathtime

Kids at home

Clothes for kids

Playtime

Lifestyle

Gardening

Indoor games & activities

Reading & writing aids

General aids for visually impaired people

General aids for hearing impaired people

Accessible computing

One-off technical aids and adaptations

Health products

Sports - challenging

Sports - more gentle

Personal care

 

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Subscribers' Pages

Product Journal online "Journal" with turning pages, featuring all our subscribers

1st Call Mobility comprehensive range of mobility and daily living products for bariatric use

AAT Stairclimbers powered stairclimbers for adults and children

Abacus Healthcare assisted bathing and patient handling

ACORN Stairlifts stairlifts for all types of staircase

Adjustamatic Beds electrically adjustable beds and armchairs

AKW MediCare bathroom, showering, kitchen and daily living products

Allied Vehicles range of wheelchair accessible cars, taxis, people carriers and vans

Aquasoothe the Easy Bather bathlift and other aids

Ascendit Lifts stairlifts, throughfloor lifts and hoists, in south east England

Ascot Hygiene luxury bidet toilet seats to fit all standard toilets

Astor Bannerman patient handling equipment and height-adjustable furniture

BaKare Beds adjustable beds, pressure care mattresses and mobility products

Bambach Saddle Seat Company seating solution to prevent and alleviate back problems

Bartrams Mobility caring for the bariatric client

Bathtime Mobility accessible baths, showers and bathlifts

Bentley Fielden DDA access - ramps, wheelchair lift, induction loop and pillow raiser

Between the Sheets ease of movement in bed

Bin To mobility scooters, walking aids, wheelchairs and commodes

Braiden International UK Ltd wheelchair lifts, carriers and other aids to mobility

C & S Seating positioning aids for immobile patients

Camelot Furniture rise and recline armchairs, highback chairs and contract furniture

Care-Knight aids to mobility and comfort

Careflex specialist seating; small patient moving and handling aids

Chunc Wheelchairs stylish postural management wheelchairs for children and young adults

Clos-o-mat the automatic toilet with bidet and warm air drying

Constables Mobility the CarChair system - drive from your wheelchair

Cowal Mobility adaptations, conversions and access aids for disabled drivers and passengers

Design for easier living - Verko stylish aids to daily life and mobility

Discount Scooters wheelchairs, mobility scooters and daily living aids

Drinkup unique hands-free system for independent drinking

Drive Medical (formerly Medicare Technology) mobility and healthcare products

Easygates automated entry systems for front doors, gates and garages

Easylink UK alarms, nurse call and patient monitoring systems

EMS Medical Kylie & Kanga washable and disposable incontinence products

Energy Batteries maintenance-free batteries for mobility applications

EquiLift Vertical and platform wheelchair lifts; StairGlide stairlifts, straight and curved

Eurocare Showers accessible showers, wetrooms and walk-in baths

Flipstick International aluminium rigid and folding walking stick seats

Force Ten Company aids for visually impaired and hearing impaired; aids to daily living

Freelift Stairlifts stairlifts for all situations, including an easy-rise seat model

G L Jones Playgrounds accessible play equipment

Gainsborough Bathrooms walk-in baths

Gainsborough Bathrooms power baths

Geberit UK the showertoilet: toilet, bidet and warm-air drying in one unit

Geemarc Clearsound telephones and accessories for visually impaired and hearing impaired

Genie Care specialist care products for those confined to bed

Gerald Simonds Healthcare wide range of wheelchairs and other mobility aids

Gowrings Mobility the UK's biggest car converter

Helping Hands Homecare the live-in care specialists

Herbert Direct accessible kitchen accessories

Heritage Homecare adjustable and pressure relief seating

Hill Gruau Accessible Vehicles high quality wheelchair accessible vehicles

Hollister continence care

Horcher Lifting Systems hoists for all situations

Huntleigh Healthcare equipment for care homes and hospitals

Impey UK accessible shower enclosures, wetrooms and accessories

JCM Seating Solutions specialist seating and positioning for children and adults

Jenx seating, standing, positioning and sleeping systems for children

Joerns Healthcare the Oxford range of track and mobile hoists and transfer aids

Jolly Good Idea voice-activated telephone dialler

Karma Mobility manual and powered wheelchairs

Kinderkey safe and stylish beds and soft play equipment

L Person & Son Rotunda transfer aid

Lewis Reed wheelchair accessible vehicles

LifeMax wide range of technology-related products to make life easier

Lift Able stairlifts, steplifts and throughfloor lifts for domestic and commercial premises

Lisclare extensive range of care beds, including paediatric and bariatric, hoists and baths

Mangar International lightweight, portable aids for moving and handling

MediTek Stairlifts stairlifts for indoor and oudoor use

Mobility Aids Centre children's mobility equipment; mobility and daily living aids for adults

Molift mobile and ceiling hoists, including bariatric lifts

Montcalm Care Beds the ultra low Arro nursing bed

Musmate walking aid to counteract foot drop

Nordic Care Services four wheeled walkers, patient transfer aids and daily living aids

npower free home insulation offer

Otto Bock powerchairs, manual chairs, paediatric buggies and pressure relief seating

pdq International the innovative power trike

PivoTell the automatic pill dispenser

Power Lift vertical lifts, lift tables and scissor lifts for disabled access

Practical Bathing wide range of walk-in baths and bath lifts

Pressalit Care accessible shower enclosures, wetrooms and adapted kitchens

Promedics comprehensive range of aids to daily living

ShieldWell pneumatic tyre sealant protects against punctures

Sherborne Upholstery wide range of manual and automatic rise and recline armchairs and sofas

Stannah Stairlifts stairlifts for all situations, curved and straight

Steering Developments wheelchair accessible vehicles and driving adaptations

Sunrise Medical from wheelchairs to hoists and handling equipment

SupaSupport pressure relief cushions

Theraposture sleeping and seating solutions for adults and children

Totally Active comprehensive range of powerchairs, scooters and other mobility aids

Tough Furniture specialist contract furniture for challenging situations

Uniscan manufacturers of three and four wheeled walkers

WAV Evolution wheelchair accessible vehicle conversions

Westholme hoisting and transfer solutions

Wheel Freedom rent a manual wheelchair on a short-term basis

WIBCO - The Walk-In Bath Company range of accessible baths and hydrotherapy options

Wilcare Wales rise and recline armchairs, including bariatric models

Win Health innovative self-care products, including HipSavers

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Legislation and Training

Mental Capacity Act 2005 commentary on the implications of the act for families, carers and care professionals

Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 information about the new legislation on age-discrimination

DDA (Disability Discrimination Act)

Moving and handling what the law says about manual handling

Care Homes for the elderly - National standards for bathrooms

Care Homes for the elderly - National standards for individual accommodation

Care Homes for the elderly - National standards for meals and mealtimes

Care Homes for the elderly - National standards for hygiene

Care Homes for the elderly - Staffing, qualifications & training

Care Homes for the elderly - Management & administration

Safe Transportation of Wheelchairs - Guidance from the Medical Devices Agency

Assist UK's national and regional care training courses

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Blogs

Independent Living Journal

Ability Today

 

Advice

Yourself

Resources for carers information to support informal caring

Fall prevention how to prevent falls and minimise injuries

Keeping well alternative therapies

Eating well sensible diet and nutrition

Keeping fit exercise to suit you

Your home

Keeping warm insulation, saving money on heating

Staying safe prevent accidents in the home

Your money

Investments stock market info

Benefits check your entitlement

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News Centre

Industry News (plus archives)

RSS news feed

Today's News from The Guardian

Independent Living London review

Naidex review

Moving & Handling show review

Mobility Roadshow review

Mobility North feature

 

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Links

Charity links

Medical links

Government links

Lifestyle links

Media links

 

Contact Independent Living

 

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