Personalised video assessments to support OTs and housing adaptation teams
Accessible bathing specialist Closomat is extending its remote assessment capabilities to support adaptation teams and occupational therapists (OTs). Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the need for…
New CPD webinar on bathroom design to support sensory needs to launch for OTs and adaptation teams
Accessible bathroom specialist Closomat has announced the first in its series of CPD-accredited summer webinars for occupational therapists (OTs) and adaptation teams: ‘Bathroom design to…
Assessing toilet needs: An OT’s insights
Robin Tuffley, Marketing Manager for Closomat The content for the original core document by Closomat – ‘Occupational Analysis: Activity analysis of toileting’ – was developed…
Closomat highlights the importance of optimising efficiency when providing DFGs
Following the government announcing over half a billion pounds of funding for Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs), deliverers are being reminded of how to utilise available…
Free tool for healthcare professionals to help determine living aid requirements for their clients
A new tool to help healthcare professionals determine the suitability of equipment to assist with toileting for their clients is now available for free on…
DFG-funded bathroom adaptation helps elderly couple remain independent in confined space
An elderly couple has had their small bathroom in Eastleigh adapted, funded by a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), featuring Closomat’s Palma Vita wash & dry…
As many as 93 percent of existing homes do not meet the lowest existing threshold of accessibility, new research shows
According to recent data from the HoME coalition, as many as 93 percent of existing homes do not meet even the lowest existing threshold of…
New dedicated Changing Places website to drive awareness around the importance of the facilities
A joint venture between toileting specialist Closomat and safe patient handling expert Hillrom (Liko), a new Changing Places website has been launched which aims to…
Innovative home adaptation takes place to facilitate enhanced mental wellbeing for man with polio
Thinking outside the box in delivery of the best practical solution for a client has led to a home adaptation being achieved in an unusual…
Bathing & toileting: Reducing costs and care intervention
In this article, Closomat's Robin Tuffley discusses how appropriate toileting technology can help reduce costs and care intervention, as well as reduce the number of…