Ceiling Hoist Solutions - it's all about having the right equipment.

It's one thing to care and nurse the injured or elderly through illness, injury or as a part of long term care, but it's another thing entirely when carers are put at risk of injury to themselves.  

The use of portable hoists in aged care is an absolute must if we are to protect those who work in healthcare.  So often, CHS (Ceiling Hoist Solutions) - a provider of patient lifting equipment such asWaverley Glen fixed hoists, Etac Molift Nomad portable hoists, Astor Bannerman change tables and Ropimex curtain rails and folding walls - encounter with OH&S managers and care staff whose role as carers are compromised as a results of having to use floor hoists on a regular basis.  Now, floor hoists have their use, this is not in dispute.  

What is in dispute is the reasoning behind the decision being made by many healthcare providers to opt for floor hoists over ceiling hoists based solely on the opinion that they are not required. 

Clearly there is a financial factor to all of this, and we must all understand this, however the question remains - how can hospital staff and aged care workers care for the less fortunate when they do not have either the right equipment, or are putting themselves at risk by using equipment that could be considered less than safe.  

We welcome discussions on this topic to help lift the approach to patient lifting standards in modern facilities.