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…
White paper assists in the choice and specification of appropriate toilet facilities for bariatric patients
Responding to the obesity crisis in England, accessible toilet specialist Closomat has produced a free guidance document to assist in the choice and specification of…
How toileting technology can help people living with MS
According to assistive toileting specialist Closomat, an increasing number of people with MS are turning to toileting technology to help them remain independent for as…
Two OT-led guides to give housing adaptation practitioners the skills needed to make informed decisions about accessible toilets
Practitioners involved in the housing adaptations process are being empowered to ease at least one pain point with two analysis documents written by occupational therapists.…