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constraints, and encompasses options as small as grab rails to a fully- equipped facility with height adjustable changing tables, hand basins, baths, level access showers, hoists, lifters and automatic bidet toilets.
Robin added: “No two people, even if they share an affliction, are the same. Our heritage in dealing with the practical considerations involved put us in a prime position to work in partnership to help design, specify and equip a room where people can perform basic bodily functions hygienically and with dignity, using equipment which can be adjusted to individual needs.
“And in today’s working environment where everyone’s time is precious, it simplifies the whole process if one point of contact, which has an established reputation based on over 40 years’ experience in the healthcare sector, can help design, then supply and commission all the equipment, ensuring every element functions effectively to create the optimum combined end result.”
The Clos-o-Mat Palma Vita bidet toilet combines a conventional-looking WC with douching and drying facilities. Operated by simple hand or body pressure of the flush, it ensures the user is effectively yet gently cleansed without the need for toilet paper or the carer to wipe clean. Pressure on
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the flush pad triggers simultaneous flushing and douching to optimise hygiene, followed by a warm air drying cycle. Total Hygiene has developed a range of accessories to facilitate use by the less able, including arm and body supports, a remote control flush pad, and douche options.
“The Social Care Institute for Excellence’s Dignity in Care guide highlights the difference that hygiene can make to retaining and enhancing dignity and self-respect.”
It can be installed in place of a conventional toilet, either in individual rooms or communal washrooms, requiring only an additional electrical service. For multi-user environments, the Clos-o- Mat Lima Lift includes all the benefits of the Palma Vita with the added feature of height adjustability.
Alternatively, the Aerolet range of lifters encompasses 11 main units, with three control options and a further six accessories. The units replicate the natural motion of standing up and sitting down, gently raising and
lowering the user to position them accurately over the toilet, while their feet remain in contact with the floor. After toileting, the lift can be raised to ease access for cleansing. Variations include the Standard (ST) which will fit most bathrooms and higher or hanging toilet bowls, the Small (SM) for smaller bathrooms, and the Mobile (MO) which can be moved from one bathroom or WC to another making it ideal for nursing and care homes.
Bonaer Nursing Home in Hayle, Cornwall, is just one home that has invested in improved toileting facilities. The establishment has a strategic aim to optimise dignity and choice for its clients and has used a successful application for a ‘Dignity in Care’ grant to invest in a complete wet room, with Clos-o-Mat Palma automatic bidet toilet.
The home’s owner, Tony Metalle said: “The staff are very impressed, and the clients love it – even our most disabled. We’ve not had one complaint. I had seen literature and a demonstration of the Clos-o-Mat and thought it was a great idea and the Dignity in Care grant gave us the opportunity to turn our ambition into reality.”
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