According to the National Institute of Statistics, in Spain there are more than 1,500,000 dependents. This significant group of our society (including the elderly sector) lives with notorious limitations that make their day-to-day an obstacle course. Technical aids for dependent people arose to increase the autonomy of this social group. They are in the market so that, little by little, the level of independence of these people increases and they can develop the greatest number of actions on their own.
They are very diverse objects that cover disparate families according to their functionality and environment. There are technical aids for dependent people related to grooming and personal care, others for mobility, or, for example, to improve the individual’s benefits at home, with clothing, at rest, with signaling or relative to leisure.
Technical aids to promote accessibility
One of the greatest challenges for society in the 21st century is the total accessibility of the urban environment for people with reduced mobility. This collective consciousness is nothing more than a continuation of the private perspective that dependents have long assumed in their homes. Only one goal: to live better.
From hospitals and residences to our home
The improvements in living conditions that people with reduced mobility desire are the same in a hospital or residence as at home. Obviously, health centers are adequately equipped with specific technical aids. We cannot say the same in many homes.
We must not forget that our elderly dependents or individuals with disabilities face many barriers on a daily basis when it comes to moving, cleaning or cooking for example. An harsh reality that intensifies the feeling of not fending for themselves.
In fact, not even the caregivers who look after them sometimes have the means to guarantee a minimum quality of life for their patients.
Families of technical aids for dependent people in Simex
Our technical aids for dependent people work as a means to adapt the environment to their most priority needs. Health professionals working in such environments are experienced connoisseurs of the use and handling of these devices and systems. This favors the rapid adaptation of the user and allows a greater normalization of their daily life.
Help bars
Wide variety to adapt to the user’s main rooms in their day-to-day life at home. Stainless steel grab bars with two or three points of support.
We also have them made of nylon. Also with two or three points of support depending on the physical action required.
In addition, there are folding bars that have a vertical rotation and safety anchor, or a built-in progressive brake system.
Also wall-floor bars, others without welding and with aluminum core.
Shower seats
The bathrooms in a house are one of the most vital environments in the use of technical aids for dependent people.
Elements such as folding shower seats, of different sizes and materials according to needs.
Technical aids
Very present as we said in the bathrooms of the homes of people with reduced mobility. We are talking about sinks or toilets specially designed to facilitate the performance of the actions of the space to the dependents.
Sinks
Pieces made of ergonomic anthropometric ceramic, supported by anti-splash elbows.
Complements to add according to user needs:
- Fixed brackets, with manual tilt or with pneumatic control bar for frontal adjustment.
- Long lever mixer tap.
Toilets
Also made of ceramic, they respond to different users:
- With hygienic opening.
- Ceramic bidet.
- Complete mural with wall outlet and ceramic cistern.
Accessories and spare parts to create a set tailored to the dependent person:
- Plastic toilet cistern with pneumatic button on the wall or manual on the lid.
- Ergonomic lid.
- Elevator with hygienic opening and lid.
Shower trays
Built-in to the floor with a glass cabinet with an ABS non-slip surface.
Mirrors
Framed mirrors that follow the same square aesthetic line as our Premium magnifying mirrors. They can be reclined by adding a simple piece (kit):
Information and prevention
To ensure proper use of technical aids for dependents, they must consider the particular needs and characteristics of the user, as we have already commented. And those of their usual environment within the home. Therefore, the requirements will vary depending on these two important factors.
It is also relevant to explain its maintenance and singularities around the materials of its composition, in order to avoid erosion and premature deterioration and, of course, any health effects derived from its permanent use and contact.
The technical aids sector has been focused on two clear concepts for some time: performance and sustainability. Each of the elements that make up a set of technical aids must be effective and of quality.
Stainless steel maintenance
As experts in technical aids for dependent people, at Simex we advise the daily cleaning of all items made of stainless steel as follows:
- Wash the surface with soapy water or a mild detergent.
- Always rinse with clean water
- Dry with a cloth
In addition, different specific products can be found on the market for the effective cleaning of stainless steel that will keep the technical aids in perfect condition.
Conclusion
Having a physical disability, whatever its nature, limits the human being from the moment he gets up until he goes to bed. The technical aids for dependent people that we provide in Simex seek to facilitate and improve the lives of these people. As simple as that.
Reliability, safety, resistance and sustainability. Our technical advisory team guarantees a continuous monitoring of the installation of any technical assistance item. However, it must be taken into account that each Autonomous Community has special regulations in this regard.
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