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Vehicle Impact Tested Club Chairs Spend Days Outside with Children with Disabilities From the Therapists Corner Breaking News Did you Know?

Welcome:

Welcome to the first e-news from Summit Rehabilitation designed to keep you up-to-date with the latest trends, newest innovations and quality products for your industry. We are responding to repeated requests from the aged care and rehabilitation industry for easy-to-access and relevant information about the market place in which you work; information that will help to enhance your services and levels of care. At Summit Rehabilitation, we have a genuine desire to help you provide your staff, clients and residents with the best possible support in care and rehabilitation.

The title of our e-news reflects our feelings about the services we provide that are important and of value to you.

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Understanding and Problem Solving
Extensive Quality Products

After Sales Service and Support Guaranteed: To ensure the highest levels of health and safety for your staff and residents, Summit Rehabilitation promotes Occupational Health, Safety & Welfare practices ensuring our staff are up-to-date with the latest manual handling techniques and products. You will benefit from the years of experience provided by our dedicated staff in Rehabilitation Sales and Service. Ask for a personal presentation of the latest products to help you with mobility, rehabilitation and manual handling.

Whilst we will happily come to you, you are also invited to visit our state-of-the-art facility at

17 Lindsay Avenue, Edwardstown, and experience products in our extensive showroom. Our friendly staff will always welcome you. Please feel free to contact me at any time on ashley@summitrehab.com.au or phone (08) 8276 1300.

Best wishes, Ashley Rains, Managing Director

Product Information – Meuris Club Chair

The Meuris Club Chair, designed and manufactured by a South Australian company, is one of the only chairs on the market to have the Australian Standards Approval. Designed with therapists for therapists & carers, the Meuris Club Chair has special features putting it in a class of its own. The Meuris Club Chair is available in three different widths, it can tilt and/or recline and be customised upon request.

This exceptional chair has a standard weight capacity of 125kg, or 160kg in the 580mm wide recliner . Removable arm rests make side transfers easy and safe for the carer, and allows for easy cleaning. Functional, ergonomically designed handles minimise injuries and a front positioned directional wheel provide the chair with predictable steering making it easy to push and maneuver. Pressure mapping has ensured total comfort and support.

Latest Innovations and Improvements

All Meuris Club Chairs are now Vehicle Transport Approved and have been Vehicle Impact Tested to meet the strict Australian Standards for safety during vehicular transport. This important feature has been extremely well received by the disability market as a large percentage of clients travel in their Club Chairs. Clients can now travel with maximum confidence for their safety.

6 inch castors are now a standard on all Meuris Club Chairs providing better performance.

In consultation with carers and therapists, ergonomic changes have been made to the handles offering OH&S benefits to the carer because of a reduction in shoulder strain.

The Meuris Explorer Club Chair is fitted with 12 ½ inch front wheels designed for easy indoor and outdoor maneuvering especially when climbing small ridges and gutters. Handbrakes have been fitted to aid in the slowing of the chair and a lever lock option acts as a park brake. Customisation is available.

Testimonial for the Meuris Club Chair

Bianca Earl passed away from Lymphoblastic Leukemia with her last few months spent largely in a Club Chair. Her sister Lachelle Earl says the chair greatly relieved Bianca’s suffering before she died. “It was awesome, we were able to take Bianca out of the Hospital in the chair ensuring she was comfortable wherever went,” she says. “It fit inside a disability Taxi and through standard door frames which meant we could visit family and friends in their homes.”

The comfort and mobility it gave Bianca inspired her family to raise funds for a new Club Chair that was donated to the Mount Gambier Hospital

LIFT/RECLINE CHAIRS

Summit Rehabilitation offer a large range of Australian made lift/recline chairs. All chairs can be customised to ensure that client needs are met. A variety of fabrics are available including Carrflex, a popular fabric choice for nursing homes and hospitals because of the following features that will benefit you.

• Flexibility
• Closed to Bacteria
• Resistant to blood, urine etc
• Fire retardant
• Effective against MRSA
• Gentle to the skin

Our two most popular chairs are The Menningham and The Brumby. Both chairs have been designed with input from occupational therapists and physiotherapists for the Aged Care sector resulting in chairs that are stylish and luxuriously comfortable. The Brumby is a recliner/lift chair with numerous features ensuring ease of use and high comfort levels.

With three recline/lift positions, The Brumby has flexible positioning options for comfortable sleeping or relaxing rest. The back can be adjusted to suit individual needs including the option of lumbar support and a cushioned head rest. The Brumby is also a great space-saving option as the chair can be moved forward whilst the back remains up-right, if required.

The Menningham has a three section backrest offering excellent support to the lower, middle and upper back. Carefully selected foam on the back, seat and foot rest ensures even weight distribution to reduce pressure points. The backrest is also adjustable to meet individual needs of comfort whilst being able to cater for conditions such as scoliosis, kyphosis and arthritic conditions.

The seating system used is the highest quality foam available. For those whose pressure care needs are high, slow recovery foam can be used. All chairs come standard with locking castors for ease of moving and accessibility for cleaning.

Options available include;

• Full customization
• Bariatric
• Dual motors
• Tray
• Rear push handle
• Pressure reduction foam
• A variety of fabric choices

Spend Days Outside

with Children with Disabilities

Warmer weather means a desire to experience the sounds and smells of the outdoors, but children with disabilities and those who care for them may be reticent to explore. Not now. The Meuris Child’s Explorer Recliner is perfect for travelling and experiencing the great outdoors. All Meuris Club Chairs are the only ones now Vehicle Transport Approved and have been impact tested by Australian Standards. And they are manufactured right here in Adelaide.

Features include:

• Gas assisted seat tilt
• Gas assisted leg raise
• Gas assisted back recline
• Removable arm rest for side transfers and handling
• Front wheel steer
• Outdoor base

Spending quality time with a child with a disability is important and Summit Rehabilitation understands that you need a club chair with superior ergonomic, comfort through the use of pressure mapping, plus multi-height and angle adjustable seating. The Meuris Child’s Explorer Recliner provides all this and more. Exclusive to Summit Rehabilitation.

For further information on the Meuris Child’s Explorer Recliner, please call Summit Rehabilitation on (08) 8276 1300 or request a sales call at sales@summitrehab.com.au

Therapist’s Corner

Suggestions that may reduce manual handling effort when using the larger gerontic chairs: The term ‘gerontic chair’ is used as a general term to describe the large, mobile comfort chars that are used in the aged care sector – these suggestions may not be applicable to all chairs.

- Reclining and raising the back of the chair

• Use bodyweight to recline/raise the back of the chair by placing your elbow and forearm on the top of the chair
• Avoid holding both handles and pulling the back of the chair down – this may contribute to shoulder strain

- Pushing and turning the chair

• Recline the chair and position your arms at the side of the chair ‘wings’ – your bodyweight can be used to push and turn the chair
• The upright position may be required when turning in confined areas
• Use directional castors for long, straight walking

- Positioning the older person in the chair

• Generally easier if the chair is reclined and the lifter brought in from the side – this enables the person to be positioned well back in the seat
• A lifter sling may be left in place for some people – the need for this should be assessed by a physiotherapist or occupational therapist
• There is less risk of the person sliding in the chair if footplates are adjusted to provide support, and if the chair is left in a slightly reclined position

Did you know?

Summit Rehabilitation has the expertise in relevant Project Management. We are ideal mobility and rehabilitation partners because our one-stop-shop strategy will provide fit-outs for new or refurbished facilities.

How we can help you;

• Wide range of products with a choice of colours, sizes, etc
• Qualified service staff for installation and assembly
• Logistical management – equipment arrives when you want it
• Easier follow up as you are only dealing with one supplier
• Nine vans continuously on the road
• Design flexibility using quality local manufacturers
• Product and public liability insurance

Mark’s Maintenance Tips

When connecting and disconnecting a charger from any chargeable device: Be sure to always switch off the power at the wall before connecting and disconnecting any device. Not only is this good for general safety but will also protect the device against possible damage.

Humour

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At Summit Rehabilitation, we take pride in sharing information with you. If you have some information that you would like to share please send it to ashley@summitrehab.com.au and we will include your contribution in a following issue.

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