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Reducing Risk and Improving Care: Why Mobile Hoists for Care Homes are Essential
Reducing risk and improving care: Why mobile hoists for care homes are essential in modern care settings In care settings across the UK, the pressure to deliver safe, effective, and dignified care has never been greater. With an ageing population, increasingly complex...
Streamlining Moving and Handling Equipment Procurement for Occupational Therapists
Streamlining moving and handling equipment procurement for Occupational Therapists Occupational Therapists play a vital role in helping persons with disabilities and/or mobility challenges maintain independence and safety. A key part of the role of an OT involves...
The Impact of Delays in Specialist Moving and Handling Equipment Procurement
The impact of delays in specialist moving and handling equipment procurement Delays in obtaining the right moving and handling equipment after specification can have significant implications for patients, carers, healthcare professionals, and service providers. The...
A Future-Proof Ceiling Hoist System for a Specialist School in Cambridge
A Future-Proof Ceiling Hoist System for a Specialist School in Cambridge Castle School in Cambridge is a specialist education setting supporting children and young people with complex physical, sensory, and cognitive needs. The school’s warm, pupil-centred ethos is...
Delivering a Fully Compliant Changing Places Facility at Anfield Stadium
Delivering a Fully Compliant Changing Places Facility at Anfield Stadium Anfield Stadium is one of the UK’s most iconic sporting venues, welcoming tens of thousands of supporters on matchdays and hosting a wide range of events throughout the year. Building on...
Latest Articles.
Understanding the Importance of Accessible Hygiene Rooms & Requirements in the DfE Output Specification
Accessible hygiene rooms are a critical part of making education accessible for all. As schools strive to create inclusive environments, the Department for Education (DfE) plays a pivotal role in guiding the construction and design of school facilities. Among its...
Let down by Ecura Limited? We’ve got you covered!
We at Multicare Medical were saddened to learn that Ecura (formerly Direct Healthcare Solutions) has commenced insolvency proceedings. As a fellow Guldmann partner, they were a respected part of the Patient Handling market. We wish all the employees the very best and...
5 Considerations when installing a new ceiling hoist on an existing track
Upgrading hoists can be an expensive business. However there is another option - what if the hoist unit itself could be upgraded, and the track left in place? Well the good news is that this can be done. Here's 5 considerations if you're fitting new hoists to old...
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Family Attraction Expo 2021
Thank you for your interest in Changing Places at the Family Attraction Expo 2021. It was a great show and we really enjoyed seeing you! To register for your free Changing Places resource pack, please complete the form below and it wil be emailed to you.
Hygiene room – The essential guide
Hygiene Rooms - an essential part of school provision (Part 1) Hygiene rooms are an essential part of disability provision in mainstream and SEN schools. Unfortunately they are the Cinderella of schools, unloved, left out and only thought about at the last minute! The...
PROTECT YOUR RESIDENTS AND STAFF
Multicare are delighted to support the global fight against COVID-19 with the introduction of a new sanitizing cleaning service specifically designed for Nursing and Care Homes. Using the very latest technology, our trained operatives will visit your premises and...
Casa 180 Mobile Hoist -A new disabled hoist for sale
Disabled hoist for sale from Multicare Multicare are pleased to announce the launch of a new disabled hoist for sale. the Casa 180 is an entry level hoist with advanced features that make it perfect for the demands of the care home environment. The Casa 180s a...
What is an XY ceiling track hoist?
XY ceiling track hoist - all you need to know An XY ceiling track hoist (sometimes called an H frame ceiling track hoist) is a ceiling track hoist system for moving disabled persons that offers complete coverage of the area, enabling fast and smooth transfers from one...
Illegal Moving and Handling Techniques
Illegal Moving and Handling Techniques - Is there such a thing? During our training we are often asked the question Are there illegal moving and handling techniques? The strict answer is 'no', there are no moving and handling techniques that have been specifically...
Hoist Training for Carers – How important is it?
Hoist Training for Carers - why it is so important Hoist training for carers is one of the most important, yet one of the most overlooked, aspects of training in the caring sector today. Poor manual handling practice can lead to a range of musculoskeletal disorders...
Why fit a Changing Places in a motorway services
The importance of Changing Places Over a quarter of a million severely disabled people in the UK, including those with profound and multiple learning disabilities, don’t have access to public toilet facilities that meet their needs. As a result, these people can’t...
Product Focus – Guldmann GH1 Ceiling Hoist
Ceiling mounted hoist that is user friendly, powerful and fast The GH1 patient hoist has been designed to deal with day-to-day lifting needs typically encountered in care environments. It takes up little space, is easy to operate and helps make lifting and moving...
Experience your new Changing Places in 3D!
See your Changing Places before it's built If you're planning on installing a Changing Places facility in your organisation you can see what it will look like before it's built! We are pleased to be able to offer not only quotations for your Changing Places but also...
New wall rail system with no need for structural support
Hoist rail system - The wall rail system with no need for structural support Fixing ceiling hoists to walls with no structural support is now made possible with the wall rail system. This makes the system perfect for pre-fabricated buildings with stud walls, buildings...
Product Focus – Changing Couches
Quality Changing Couches We offer a range of high quality, fixed or power adjusted nursing/changing couches designed to provide a stable platform suitable for changing adults and children in a variety of settings: schools, day care centres, institutions, hospitals and...
How to make your school more accessible to disabled students – Part 1
How to make your school more accessible to disabled students - Part 1 - Legislation and general advice In this blog we will be looking at the question ‘How can I make my school accessible to disabled students’. Many schools when faced with the challenge of looking...
Sling Tagging System
Sling Tagging System - Hoist with confidence How do i know my slings are safe to use?? - This is a common question when moving and handling procedures are to be carried out. The sling inspection and tagging process we use will ensure that your slings are safe to use...
Featured Product – Zurich double profiling bed
Zurich Double Profiling Bed Double profiling beds are a common solution for those who need a nursing bed but do not wish to be split from their partner. With two mattress platforms acting independently, each user can control the action of the bed without affecting the...
Why fit a Changing Places in a Hospital
The importance of Changing Places Over a quarter of a million severely disabled people in the UK, including those with profound and multiple learning disabilities, don’t have access to public toilet facilities that meet their needs. As a result, these people can’t...
The Importance of a Moving and Handling Plan
Moving and handling activities Moving and handling plans are implemented to reduce the risk of injury to staff and patients using patient handling equipment. Moving and handling activities are a key part of carers everyday routine within the health and social care...
What to do if your carers don’t really care!
Caring Practices As a care home manager you're responsible for ensuring that good caring practices are set in your organisation. Unfortunately we hear many nursing home owners speak of tearing their hair our because they simply cant make training stick with their...
Featured Product – Pressalit Height Adjustable Basin
Pressalit Height Adjustable Basin Height adjustable wash hand basins (also known as a rise and fall wash hand basin) are specifically designed to meet the needs of wheelchair users. A height adjustment feature means that in multi use environments both wheelchair and...
A Future-Proof Ceiling Hoist System for a Specialist School in Cambridge
A Future-Proof Ceiling Hoist System for a Specialist School in Cambridge Castle School in Cambridge is a specialist education setting supporting children and young people with complex physical, sensory, and cognitive needs. The school’s warm, pupil-centred ethos is...
Delivering a Fully Compliant Changing Places Facility at Anfield Stadium
Delivering a Fully Compliant Changing Places Facility at Anfield Stadium Anfield Stadium is one of the UK’s most iconic sporting venues, welcoming tens of thousands of supporters on matchdays and hosting a wide range of events throughout the year. Building on...
