CHS Healthcare has been a key player in fitting out
Changing Places facilities throughout Australia.
These facilities provide people with physical impairments and
mobility issues a safe, private and sanitary place to go to the toilet and be
changed by carers. Many people with
mobility issues avoid or experience difficulty accessing public toilet facilities
and are sadly limited in their enjoyment of active lives due to this lack of
accessibility. Some find they have to
cut days out with family and friends short to enable them to use their own
toilets. Those who have chosen to use inadequate facilities have experienced a
lack of privacy and hygiene, often having to be changed by a carer on the floor
of an ordinary public bathroom. The
dream of the Changing Places team is to make these conditions a thing of the
past.
This powerful initiative is gaining momentum as more and more
Australians recognise the irrefutable need to redefine the standards for
accessible public toilet facilities.
In a previous blog post, we outlined some of the
key products we supply for the Changing Places design, including our Waverley
Glen C450 Fixed Hoist, the Slimline Rail room coverage System and the Nivano
Change Table. Now, CHS has extended our partnership with Changing Paces,
providing our high quality products throughout the Changing Places design.
The new CHS equipment and fixtures include everything from soap and
toilet paper dispensers and hand dryers to more specialised products such as
hand rails and back rests. We also
provide an Accessible Shower Positioning Arm, for those times where showering a
person in care may be necessary - such as in Aquatic Centres. This product
is fully compliant with AS1428.1-2009 Disability Standard (Clause
15.5.6) and allows for the easy adjustment of shower head height from a seated
position. This is a terrific addition to
the existing design.
We are proud to be a part of the continual improvement and
installation of these facilities - and the positive change it brings to the
lives of those people who use them.
Why not take this opportunity to support the new initiative to
include Changing Places in the building code of Australia? Find a link to the proposal here: http://changingplaces.org.au/campaign-to-include-changing-places-in-the-bca/
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