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Home modifications and equipment information sheets

 

Discover more information about the range of modifications and equipment available plus suggestions on maintaining your health and independence.

Clicking on the links below will take you directly to the information sheets of that title.

If you are having problems viewing our information sheets, you can get them sent to you free-of-charge by:

Bathroom, toileting and incontinence

Bathroom safety

Continence - several sheets including information on products, travelling, managing incontinence and more.

Bedding

Bed comfort and mobility

Bed rails

Communication aids and telephone access

Emergency call systems - telephone-based

Reading and writing equipment

Household and kitchen equipment

Chairs - how to choose

Dressing - aids and equipment

Electrical appliances - selecting

Environmental control units

Grab rails

Kitchen design - meeting everyone's needs

Health and maintaining independence

Arthritis management 

Back injury - assistive equipment

Dementia safety in the home  

Dementia - tips for everyday living  

Energy - conservation 

Joint protection 

Low-vision products 

Obesity - equipment for people who are very overweight (bariatric) 

Parkinson's disease

Personal care - looking after yourself

Pressure management

Stroke: equipment to assist with daily living

Walking aids - using and measuring

Lifting, transferring, ramps and hoists

Hoists

Vehicle and travel

Travelling - assistive equipment

Vehicle transfers - assistive equipment

Wheelchairs, scooters (gophers) and buggies

Buggies - a buyer's guide

Wheelchairs or scooters: powered

Wheelchairs or scooters: selecting a manual wheelchair

Wheelchairs or scooters: selecting a scooter

Wheelchairs or scooters: transportation of equipment

Wheelchairs or scooters: transporting passengers in vehicles

Wheelchairs or scooters: wheelchair safety and etiquette

Programs and services

ASSIST: Adult Specialist Services Intervention and Support Team

Centre for Disability Health

Continence Resource Centre

Equipment and home modifications program

Equipment ideas and tips for rural and remote communities

Independent Living Centre

Independent Living Centre outreach calendar


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