Housing with care; thinking outside the box with Closomat

11 Nov 2019

The use of assistive technology in housing is receiving additional relevance with the publication of new research and strategies, as Closomat explain here…

According to Housing LIN, housing developers and providers can deliver enhanced benefits for residents by constructing more housing with care type properties.

Toilet assistive technology manufacturer Closomat is urging helpful fixtures be utilised to simultaneously deliver independent living with care, which will reduce demand on healthcare services.

Robin Tuffley, Closomat marketing manager, commented: “Provision of equipment such as toilet lifters and/or wash & dry (smart) toilets reduces reliance on care intervention, enabling people to undertake intimate tasks with little or no help.

“It improves hygiene and thus health. It reduces risk of falls. All are factors that would otherwise require healthcare intervention.

“Such equipment also mirrors the definition of housing with care- the combination of ‘independent living, a home with security of tenure, along with care services arranged according to need… housing with modern developments to cater to the needs and individual wishes of people’.

“The Housing LIN study quantifies that for each person living in housing with care, the financial benefit to the NHS was approximately £2000 per person per annum, in reduced GP visits, hospital admissions etc!

“That saving is further amplified when the cost of care intervention versus the cost of assistive technology is factored in(+).

“It all combines to ease the strain on our already stretched health and social care services, whilst improving a person’s independence, health & wellbeing.”

Closomat wash & dry toilets feature integrated douching and drying triggered by user preference – when the user remains seated and triggers the flush mechanism, the Closomat flushes and simultaneously washes the user’s bottom, followed by warm air drying.

It eliminates the need to wipe clean, and all its associated considerations of dexterity, balance, hand: body contact, potential urinal or faecal cross-contamination of hands, body or clothing or skin irritation caused by abrasive toilet tissue or residual dampness from wet wipes.

Closomat’s Aerolet toilet lifter is the WC equivalent of a riser recliner chair. At the push of a button, it replicates the natural motion of sitting down and standing up, supporting and balancing the user whilst gently, automatically lowering and raising them over the WC.

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Closomat
Building 1, Brooklands Place,
Brooklands Road,
Sale,
Cheshire,
M33 6SD,
United Kingdom

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