Bath Hoists: Oxford Mermaid

Summary. Oxford Healthcare, the home of Oxford Hoist is a leading supplier of patient handling equipment. Our lifting and rehabilitation solutions are designed off the back of decades of experience and expertise, improving the lives of both patients and caregivers. Used worldwide in domestic, professional, and residential care settings, we are proud to have a wide range of patient lifting solutions, including bath hoists.

Who Can Use A Bath Hoist? 

As people become older and/or less mobile, it can become more of a challenge to go about everyday life and often, the things we take for granted become more difficult to achieve. A hot bath is something that many of us enjoy. Alongside the relaxation benefits it can bring, hot baths have also been proven to help ease general aches, pains, and discomfort. However, for those with limited mobility, it can prove difficult to get in and out of the bath safely. A bath hoist can be a great assistive solution, helping to restore some of that lost independence.

Mermaid Bath Hoist 

Here at Oxford Healthcare, we are the proud manufacturer and supplier of the Oxford Mermaid bath hoist. It is a tried, tested, and trusted solution that has been on the market for over three decades. The Mermaid is a floor fixed bath hoist with a choice of side or end fit installation options, to suit differing room configurations.

So, what does the bath hoist do? The core purpose of a bath side hoist is to enable people with reduced mobility to transfer in and out of the bath in a safe, comfortable and controlled manner. The Mermaid bath hoist is available in both electric and hydraulic models. Users can choose to use it with a fixed seat, or in combination with the Ranger Transporter system, a wheeled shower chair with detachable seat.

How Can It Help?

Where people have significant mobility challenges, it is likely there will be a requirement of a bath lift or hoist, or at least some form of assistive bathing equipment. In wet environments, there are often hard floors and furniture items that, coupled with a heightened risk of slipping, could potentially lead to falls and serious injury. Consequently, using a bath hoist makes the bathing process as practicably safe as possible.

The Oxford Mermaid bath lift will fully raise a person up, out, and over the edge of a bath. It will also lower the user gently and safely into the water in a comfortable manner. Being floor mounted, the Mermaid bath hoist is highly secure, and comes with fittings for both wooden and concrete floors. It is sturdy, powerful, and incredibly safe. This bath lift is available in either a manual model with a wind-up handle, or an electrically operated model that minimises manual exersion. If opting for the latter, the lift is powered via a rechargeable and detachable battery pack.

Enhancing Comfort & Confidence

The Mermaid bath hoist’s moulded seat option locks automatically into place during the transfer process, enhancing the user’s comfort and confidence in the bath lift. It is also equipped with a lap strap for additional security during use. Further safety features include an emergency stop button and an emergency raise function for use in the unlikely event of an urgent situation.

With the Mermaid bath lift, those with reduced mobility can continue to enjoy the warmth and relaxation that a hot bath can bring. Like all lifting solutions from Oxford Healthcare, the Mermaid bath hoist ensures that regardless of disability or mobility, there are means for people to live more full and independent lives in their own homes.

Contact Us Today  

If you would like to find out more about the Mermaid bath hoist, then contact us or visit our website today. Why not speak to a member of our helpful and friendly team by calling 0344 811 1158.

If you have found this blog helpful, you may wish to read our previous blog: Disposable Slings | Hygienic Patient Lifting.

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