Portable Hoists: Travelling Outside the Confines of the Home

Sometimes, people require assistance to move or transfer from one place to another; this can become especially challenging outside of the home and often presents unique challenges. It can also be a particularly daunting process for those low in confidence. Manual lifting and handling can place significant strain on the person assisting, whether friend, family or care professional, as well as placing the individual requiring assistance at elevated risk.

By choosing appropriate equipment, such as a portable hoist, and using it effectively, the risk of sustaining injury is reduced and often, the quality of life for the individual concerned is markedly improved.

 

What is a portable hoist?

Portable hoists are an extremely useful accessory for someone with reduced mobility and desires to travel away from home. Compact, portable hoists like those within the Oxford product range are purposely designed to enable easy onward transportation. These hoists may be foldable, or they may separate into smaller components to make the process easier, for example fitting in a vehicle or for ease of storage.

As with any assistive product, the aim of using portable equipment is to help mitigate the risk of injury to the lowest level possible and to improve the patient’s standard of living. This is especially important when traveling outside the confines of the home. A portable hoist can help maintain and improve independence both inside and outside the home..

Choosing the right portable hoist

As always, choosing the right equipment is imperative for safe moving and handling. It is essential that as well as meeting the transfer needs, the equipment works effectively in the environment in which it is to be used, and the person assisting, knows how to use it.

Portable hoists are designed to be transportable, which means they can be safely packaged or folded making travelling with the equipment more convenient. Travel, or portable lifts from Oxford include the Advance mobile hoist, Journey stand-aid and Voyager Portable overhead hoist, used in combination with the FS gantry system. In fact, the Oxford Journey stand-aid and Advance hoist will fit into the boot of an average family saloon and their compact folded footprint ensures storage is never an issue.

To complement its portable hoist offer, Oxford have a wide range of slings to match a variety of transfer requirements, including:

  • Toileting/access/hygiene slings
  • Amputee slings
  • Stand assist and rehab slings
  • In-Situ slings
  • Bathing slings

Call us today

When people with limited mobility travel away from home, assistive products make a huge difference to making the experience a positive and comfortable one. At Oxford, we have the knowledge, experience and product range to meet a variety of needs and challenges and can talk you through the buying process.

Call us today on +44 (0)344 811 1158 to discuss your requirements or alternatively, visit www.oxfordhealthcare.co.uk to find out more.

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