Part 3 – Creating space: the main factor in early floor and room planning Optimized space utilization is the main factor in early stages of floor and room planning. Learn how to create a superior living environment for residents.

Part 4 – Elevate assisted bathing to a spa experience with these planning aids Assisted bathing can be elevated to a relaxing and rejuvenating spa moment. Find out how planning aids help you to improve the bathing experience.

Upright positioning in bed for highly dependent patients

Sara Flex enables a single caregiver to assist a patient or resident from a seated to a standing position, in one natural movement.

The Clip sling-padded legs and extended legs is used for a range of everyday patient handling activities, such as bed and chair-related transfers. It has additional padding around the leg pieces to provide extra comfort. The extended leg sling is suitable when a larger circumference is needed to reach around the thighs.

The Clip bathing sling - unpadded legs is suitable for bathing and showering activities as the mesh material allows water to pass easily through the sling.

The Clip comfort sling - padded legs is suitable for everyday patient handling activities, such as bed and chair-related transfers. It offers additional comfort throughout the sling, with additional padding for the legs and has no binding in the body of the sling.

The Bariatric loop hammock sling is suitable for assisted transfers of plus-size patients and residents that require full body support during the transfer. It is designed for transfers when the patient is semi-reclined and does not tolerate leg straps positioned between the legs.

The Loop quick fit sling - without head support is a general purpose total lift sling. It is used to lift residents/patients from the bed, wheelchair and off the floor. This sling can be used for residents/patients with limited upper body function, but with good head control as head support is not provided by the sling.

The Disposable loop limb sling assists the caregiver with lifting, supporting and positioning the limb for easier access when performing activities such as dressing, foot care, wound care and leg dressing. It is designed for single patient use.

The Loop hammock sling - 4 straps is a total lift sling that provides full head and neck support and double thigh padding for comfort. This sling is made of a quick drying mesh fabric that makes it ideal for bathing as well as general transfers.

The Bariatric loop comfort sling is suitable for assisted transfers of plus-size patients and residents that require full body support during the transfer. It is designed with extra padding in the most stressed areas to enhance patient comfort.

The Loop hammock sling - 6 straps is a total lift sling that provides full head and neck support and double thigh padding for comfort. The additional straps provide more support for patient/resident. This sling is made of a quick drying mesh fabric that makes it ideal for bathing as well as general transfers.

The Loop in situ sling-padded legs is suitable for everyday patient handling activities, such as bed and chair-related transfers. It may be left under the patient between transfers (if clinical assessment allows).

The Loop repositioning sling assists the caregiver to move or reposition the patient in bed including turning to and from the prone position and lateral transfer from one flat surface to another. It may be left under the patient between transfers (if clinical assessment allows).

The Bariatric loop limb sling is designed with a wider surface and higher safe working load than the standard limb slings.

The Sara Flex standing sling in conjunction with the lift enables a single caregiver to assist a patient or resident from a seated to a standing position, in one natural movement.

Arjo slide sheets with handles are designed to help caregivers carry out in-bed repositioning and transfers with less of the physical stress and strain associated with manual handling.

The Sara Flex wipeable standing sling in conjunction with the lift enables a single caregiver to assist a patient or resident from a seated to a standing position, in one natural movement. Completely wipeable with no stitching, it can be wiped between patients or residents. The sling design helps to reduce the cross-contamination risks associated with shared patient handling devices with no laundering requirement.

The Sara Plus® offers something extra: advanced resident/patient support features that promote mobility-activation more than any other aid of this type, providing balance, stepping and walking training.