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HOW RESIDENTS MADE ACCESS EASIER IN 25 MINUTES
Adlington House, based in Cheshire, is an apartment block designed for older people. The residents live in private flats, independently, with the reassurance of tailored care and support available if required.
Arthur Peace, a resident at Adlington House, shares his experiences.
Arthur said: “My wife had great difficulty getting out with her quad walker as the fire door would close too quickly on her as she walked through. I used to be able to hold the door open so she could get through but over 12 months ago I had a partial amputation to my left leg.
“A number of people who live here are disabled in some form or another, and the fire doors made it even harder to move around. People were regularly saying how they nearly got trapped before they even got out the door. One of the residents was thrown across the corridor
when she couldn’t get out in time because of the door closing quickly behind her. If she wasn’t good on her feet, the result could have been disastrous.
“The chain kept the fire doors open for access when people were going in and out. But as soon as you released the chain, the door would close again too quickly and the noise it would make was considerable. There was just no control.”
The residents were desperate for a solution, which would allow them to live without fear of the doors closing on them.
Adlington’s maintenance man saw Freedor in a nearby apartment block, and thought of Arthur. He told Arthur about the product and said it might be the answer to their troubles. Arthur said: “My wife and I discussed it and thought it looked absolutely ideal, so we decided to go ahead. We were the first people to have Freedor installed here.”
Arthur continued: “The installer came and I actually timed him, it only took him 25 minutes to install.
“I announced the addition of our Freedor to other residents, and with the aid of another resident Dorothy Smith, we compiled a list of people who were interested, they came to see how the product worked. Afterwards, they put themselves on the list, and in the following days the apartments had 15 installed. Now a big percentage of the apartments have Freedor.”
The residents have seen many benefits to having Freedor installed. Arthur continued: “Some people who have had Freedor installed have said ‘It’s marvellous’ and ‘It’s so lovely now we can open the doors easier.”
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