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For the second year running CareFlex will have an exhibition stand at the third annual UK Stroke Conference. Last December we took the prototype of the HydroFlex on a 7 hour drive up the M1 for a three night stay in a very festive Harrogate. It was a great opportunity for us to show the new chair which had been designed to suit the complex seating needs of clients who have suffered a stroke.
During the three day conference we received extremely valuable feedback from an array of stroke specialist healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists. As a result of this feedback we were able to make some important changes to the chair prior to the official launch. We are excited to exhibit the fully reconciled product, supported by all the professionally printed marketing materials, on Stand 36 this year.
For more information on the conference and exhibition visit http://www.ukstrokeforum.org/events/
We are delighted to announce the launch of our innovative rehab chair – The HydroFlex.
The HydroFlex is the flexible solution to complex seating needs. Launched in March 2008, following a rigorous testing and thorough trialing programme, the HydroFlex is the result of meticulous attention to detail and innovative product design.
This unique, specialist chair combines simple design and set up with a broad range of features and accessories. The high level of adjustment and large number of features offered means that the HydroFlex can accommodate fluctuating conditions and changes in posture and functional requirements whilst remaining robust and user friendly. This means that the chair is particularly suited to clients who are undergoing rehabilitation following a stroke or accident who often have challenging and precise seating requirements.
The HydroFlex is part of a comprehensive range of specialist, pressure management seating from CareFlex Ltd. CareFlex have been designing and manufacturing pressure management chairs in Devon for over 12 years. The chairs can be specified and set up to suit a wide range of clients. This range includes frail, elderly clients, “chair fast” clients and also those suffering with neurological conditions such as Huntington’s Disease. They are suitable for use in nursing and residential homes, hospital wards, hospices and domestic / homecare environments.
CareFlex introduce part of the Doge Collection Range of Chairs.
This specialist riser recliner chair has been designed specifically for bariatric patients.
The chair has a 450kg (70 stone) weight capacity and an 80 or 90cm seat width.
The Magnus provides a comfortable seating solution which encourages the client to stay out of bed for longer periods and helps to remove the obstacles to mobilisation and therapy.
Tilt-in-Space allows the client’s posture to be easily adjusted.
The rise, recline, Tilt-in-Space and legrest elevation are all controlled by a touch of a button on the easy to use handset.
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CareFlex get Fantastic Feedback from COT!
At this year’s College of Occupational Therapists’ annual conference CareFlex held two workshops about pressure management and specialist seating and we are delighted that both workshops received nothing but positive feedback.
Comments such as: “Presenter was fantastic! Very knowledgeable”, “Interesting and useful information, well rounded” and “Right information given, right pace, good illustrations” amongst many others were recently published by the COT from the delegate feedback they received.
Over 50 healthcare professionals attended the two sessions at the Manchester conference - one workshop was presented by Fiona Collins MSc Dip COT titled “Managing Pressure and Postural Problems”, the other discussed pressure mapping and the important elements of pressure management and was presented by CareFlex’s Design & Development Engineer Graham Jones.
The three day conference proved to be incredibly successful for CareFlex this year. Steve Preston, Keith McAllister, Ruth Hammond and John Barklamb manned the exhibition stand and enticed over a quarter of all the visitors to enter the free prize draw for a hamper of delicious Westcountry products. Everyone who came to the workshops also received a free CareFlex goody bag that was filled with a variety of items including a leaflet that detailed the important information from the workshop and some treats to help keep their energy levels up which were very gratefully received!