TOP 9 Independent Living Aids For People With Limited Mobility in Australia

When a person has fallen and is unable to get up from the floor for a long period of time (also known as “long lie”), the health of that person can deteriorate quite quickly in the short-term both mentally and physically.

By having an inflatable cushion on hand, a carer can lift a fallen person up off the ground while minimising the risk of manual handling injury on themselves.

The Camel differs to the ELK in that it is a larger sized cushion and is more suited to larger people and those wanting back support during their lift. The ELK is designed for use in smaller spaces.

The Smart Lifter series is capable of lifting wheelchairs, powerchairs and scooters in and out of your vehicle in a matter of seconds.

There are 3 models of hoist in the Smart Lifter series:

• Smart Lifter LM (Wheelchairs and Mini-Scooter up to 80kg)
• Smart Lifter LC (Wheelchairs and Mini Scooters up to 100kg)
• Smart Lifter LP (Powerchairs and Scooters up to 200kg)

Each hoist has over 300 specific vehicle installation kits and no major vehicle modification necessary.

To see if your vehicle is suitable for the Smart Lifter installation, get in touch with us today on (03) 9568 8383.

The Smart Transfer is designed to safely lift a person (up to 150kg) in and out of a vehicle without putting strain on the carer/operator or person being lifted.

When the lifting device is not in use, it easily detaches providing the necessary leg room.

No need to buy an expensive wheelchair accessible vehicle! The Smart Transfer is the inexpensive alternative with over 45,000 satisfied customers world-wide.

Autochair have over 350 vehicle specific kits for Sedans, Vans, 4x4s, Hatchbacks, MPVs & Convertibles making the installation process efficient for our authorised installers.

The patented U-shape base is designed so that it surrounds you, keeping your centre of gravity low to prevent falling.

It is not like pushing an everday walker. You will feel as stable as you would feel holding onto another person’s arm.

Unlike typical walkers, the U-Step has a reverse braking system which engages when the brake lever is released. This design prevents the walker from rolling away in the event of a trip or fall.

An optional laser & sound cueing module accessory is available for the U-Step Walker 2. The module attaches to the walker and projects a bright red line across your path as you walk. This provides a safe and obstacle free visual cue that helps reduce freezing of GAIT and falling.

Are you hesitant about taking a bath these days? The Mangar Bathing Cushion can keep you enjoying your bath time!

The inflatable bathing cushion allows you to sit and lower yourself into the bath tub.

While lowering yourself you can choose to give yourself a backrest or deflate the cushion even further for a more natural bath.

It works using a touch button hand control that operates an air compressor to inflate or deflate the cushion, raising or lowering you in and out of the bath tub.

The safety feature built into this device will only lower you into the bath when there is sufficient battery power to raise you back up again.

Australia is flooded with badly designed and poorly built A-frame rollators.

The result of using these rollators is bad posture that forces the owner to walk behind the rollator while leaning forward. The center of gravity increases as does the risk of falling.

The TOPRO Troja 2G Premium is in a league of it’s own winning the German Test Institute Stiftung Warentest award for operation, comfort & durability.

The Norwegian designed rollator promotes good posture & skeletal support by allowing you to walk inside the frame.

It has an adjustable backrest (included as standard) to provide back support while you sit down.

The Troja 2G Premium is compact to travel with as it folds like hands clapping. With a total weight of only 7.8kg, it’s extremely lightweight to transport around.

Do you dream of one day touring around Australia in your caravan, motor-home or van but find the idea of wheelchair access overwhelming?

Turn your dream into a reality with the AMF Bruns Cassette K90 Lift!

The Cassette K90 lift can raise and lower a wheelchair and occupant in and out of a caravan or vehicle – all at the push of a remote-control button

The installation of this lift is quite clever as it utilises the vehicle’s unused space underneath the doorway, taking up no internal space at all.

Using leading-edge Formula 1 engineering technology, Trekinetic specialises in the
production of ultra-light, state of the art wheelchairs designed for daily use, whatever the terrain.

Whether you’re an outdoor adventurer, city slicker, aged 5 or 105…. our custom built manual and powered lightweight wheelchairs deliver ultimate flexibility and maximum freedom of movement.

The K2 (manual) and GTE (power) are built to handle all-terrains whether it be at the beach, snow, mud, gravel, indoors, uneven or bumpy surfaces or tight spaces.