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Ceiling Hoists - Industry Checklist. Issue 1, 2009

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Publication Date: 
30 Jun 2009
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The purpose of this checklist is to support service providers and tradespeople with regard to the installation of ceiling hoists in the homes of older adults and people with mobility impairment.

It provides a checklist about personal and environmental characteristics to be considered to maximise the usability of ceiling hoists.

Authored: 
Jung, Y. M. & Bridge, C.

Consumer Factsheet -The Effectiveness of Ceiling Hoists in Transferring People with Disabilities

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30 Jun 2009
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This consumer factsheet aims to assist people in looking at the effectiveness of ceiling hoists and the benefits over other handling methods in lifting and transferring people with physical disabilities. This factsheet may assist with the decision-making of potential users in selecting a safe and effective transfer method. This factsheet was written from the evidnce based research paper, "The Effectiveness of Ceiling Hoists in Transferring People with Disabilities," also available on the www.homemods.info website.

Authored: 
Y. M. Jung & C. Bridge

Ceiling Hoists - Industry Fact Sheet Issue 1, 2009

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Publication Date: 
30 Jun 2009
Abstract: 

The purpose of this factsheet is to support service providers and tradespeople with regard to the installation of ceiling hoists in the homes of older adults and people with mobility impairment. It summarizes available information about the potential effectiveness of ceiling hoists when installed in a private home to assist with lifting and transferring tasks. It also provides information about personal and environmental characteristics to be considered to maximise the usability of ceiling hoists.

Authored: 
C. Bridge and Y.M. Jung

The Effectiveness of Ceiling Hoists in Transferring People with Disabilities - A systematic review

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4 Jun 2009
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This systematic review aimed to investigate the effectiveness of ceiling hoists and the benefits over other handling methods in lifting and transferring people with physical disabilities. This research will assist with the decision-making of potential users in selecting a safe and effective transfer method.

Authored: 
Y. M. Jung & C. Bridge

Sportaid: Wheelchairs and Stuff

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Sportaid is an internet based company providing assistive devices to people with difficulties in mobility. They provide sporting equipment both for competitive or social sports and also exercise equipment utilised at home. Apart from this, there are also many products which help facilitate activities of daily living which can increase independence and the quality of life for those living with a mobility impairment.

Understanding Aboriginal Australians for more Effective Provision of Home Modification Services - SUMMARY BULLETIN

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Publication Date: 
23 May 2007
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This information bulletin on 'Understanding Aboriginal Australian's for More Effective Provision of Home Modification Services', includes information on policies and services relating to housing for Aboriginal Australians, in addition to information relating to communication, belief systems, housing quality and general history. The bulletin also contains a checklist to assist therapists and others when working in an aboriginal setting.

Authored: 
Tanja von Behrens

NSW Home Modification and Maintenance State Council - NSW HMMS

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The NSW Home Modification and Maintenance Services (HMMS) State Council is the peak organisation for the HMMS industry in New South Wales.

'Our vision for the site is that it serves as a practical source of information and a communication channel for home modification and maintenance service clients and their carers, as well as providing assistance and resources for service providers and other stakeholders. HMMS are part of the Home and Community Care (HACC) Program, and provide major and minor modifications and some maintenance work, for people who are frail aged, people with disabilities and their carers so they may live more independently in the community and remain living at home. The emphasis of the work is on access, safety and independence.'

Home Smoke Alarms: Hard Wired and Battery-Powered Systems - SUMMARY BULLETIN

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Publication Date: 
2 October 2006
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This summary bulletin has been put together as a result of legislation across many Australian states requiring that smoke alarms be installed in homes and places where people sleep. The summary bulletin has information on both Hard Wired and Battery-Powered Smoke Alarms and the main methods of smoke detection used.

Complete with diagrams suggesting possible alarm placement, the bulletin may assist consumers and home modification and maintenance providers to appropriately select and place the most suitable smoke detection system in their homes.

Authored: 
T. von Behrens

Lighting Your Way into Home Modifications

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2 Oct 2006
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Review of publications relevant to the appropriate use of wayfinding lighting for people with visual impairments to enable safe, independant mobility. This paper was presented at the 2006 ICADI conference in Florida and is published in:

ICADI Assistive Technology Research Series: Promoting Independence for Older Persons with Disabilities, Vol 18, Pitch. M., & Bridge. C., Lighting your way into home modifications, Pages 181-191., Copyright (2006), with permission from IOS Press.

Permission to publish this review on the HMinfo website has been granted by the publisher, IOS Press.

 

Authored: 
M. Pitch, C. Bridge

Orientation: Industry Factsheet: Effectiveness of Grabrail Orientations During the Sit-to-Stand Transfer

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Publication Date: 
2 Oct 2006
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This industry factsheet, designed to be used in conjunction with the grabrail orientation industry checklist, provides information on the impact of grabrail orientation on the sit-to-stand transfer.

Authored: 
H. Seton, C. Bridge & S. Mathews
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