On Tuesday 20 June 2017, Annette Terranova, occupational therapist and product consultant at Unicare Health, conducted a product training session on seating and positioning for mobility management. The goal of this training session was to educate Unicare Health product specialists on how to achieve optimal seating for aged care and disability needs.
Some of the topics covered for mobility seating and positioning included:
- Wheelchairs and mobility options for hospitals, nursing homes and community care.
- The differences in seating and positioning in manual and transit wheelchairs and other mobility equipment
- The importance of wheelchair breaking systems
- Mobility cushion systems and pressure care options
- Different wheelchair accessories and mobility modification options available to achieve optimal seating positions
Unicare Health product consultants had a chance to get acquainted with new, state of the art mobility products available in the market such as wheelchairs, lift and recline chairs and care chairs, and learned about their individual functionalities and specifications.
As a leading provider of healthcare equipment in Australia, our product consultants support Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals select the best aged care, disability and rehabilitation products and equipment for their patients everyday. We continually empower ourselves with product knowledge and trends in the healthcare industry to give you the best product advice, help you with equipment demos and provide effective follow up services.
If you ever have a question about aged care mobility options, rehabilitation products or disability equipment, please feel free to contact a Unicare Health occupational therapist or product consultant on 1800 656 654 or email info@unicarehealth.com.au