A Gloucestershire based independent care provider has recently completed a 46 bed extension on their care home for clients with dementia and nursing care requirements. Having worked with the contractor on a similar project, Astor Bannerman were recommended to the company to supply ceiling track hoists in an effort to future proof the needs of the home.
With floor space at a premium, the company wanted to move away from the traditional style mobile hoists, which need to be stored away when not in use. Also, as using a ceiling hoist system normally only requires one carer to operate, this enables the company to adapt to the possible implications of Brexit on staffing levels.
During the installation, we successfully added an XY (H-frame) hoist system into 3 assisted bathrooms and added 3m straight track OT200 hoists in 6 bedrooms allowing simple transfer in an out of bed.
Fixings were also installed during the main build in the remaining 40 bedrooms, enabling the care provider to retrofit track and hoists as and when they require them at any point in the future.
The fixing method was done over several stages, we installed steel uni-strut above each floor (beam and block) before the skim layer was laid, threaded rods through the floor, finishing just below the suspended ceiling level and then capped off for a neat finish.
This was a cost-effective approach for the care provider, who may not know how many hoists they will require in the home at the point of the build, enabling them to install additional track/hoists in the future.
The Astor OT200 overhead ceiling track hoist is one of the smallest professional-use hoists on the market. Helping to reduce carer back strain, this ceiling hoist makes patient transfer easier from wheelchair to bath and changing area, or even room to room, whilst preserving the dignity of the user.
Highlights:
- One of the smallest ceiling track hoists
- No lights at night
- Dynamo gravity-powered charging system
- Auto emergency stop and lowering system
- Can be fitted to a curved, straight or H frame
A unique dynamo gravity-powered charging system within the Astor OT200 hoist means the unit is automatically charged when in use and can remain charged for more than 150 lifts. It also includes a no tools emergency lowering system.
The Astor OT200 ceiling hoist can be fitted to a curved, straight or H frame (XY) ceiling track for full room coverage, and the compact design and flexible fitting options mean this hoist can also be installed to the wall or on a free-standing gantry. This makes it the ideal patient handling solution for use with assisted baths and showering/changing equipment within domestic and care home bathrooms, bedrooms, wet rooms and Changing Places toilet facilities.
This style of ceiling hoist is often used in catastrophic or brain injury rehabilitation centres, along with SEN (Special Educational Needs) primary schools and care homes with bariatric clients.
It is operated at the touch of a button to raise and lower the client. The motor can then transport manually (2 functions) or via the handset (4 functions).
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