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Let’s Work Together To Make Work and Travel Lodging More Accessible In New England While an exclusive distributor of Surehands® ceiling lift systems for the New England states of MA, RI, and CT, we love to hear and see what types of organizations...

Supporting and Creating Awareness Of Those Living With Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Cord Injury While our team of patient lift and other DME experts works with individuals living with a variety of acquired or present-at-birth disabilities and...

Why Work With Us Related To Your Lift and Safety Equipment Needs For 30 years, we’ve been blessed to work with individuals, families, and organizations (such as group homes, school, and equine-assisted service centers) to ensure that those living with...

Helping Equine-Assisted Service Centers Offer Patient Access & Safety One of the many things we love about the work we do, and the products and services we offer, is how they allow us to have a direct impact on the life quality of individuals living...

How To Empower Individuals Living With Disability As we shared in this recent blog post, disability comes in many forms and can be physical or developmental (intellectual). Regardless of the nature of the disability that someone lives with, at...

Why 2023 Should Be The Year You Employ A Ceiling Lift System It’s a new year, and we’re all thinking about how we can work less hard, have more fun, and optimize our health situations in 2023. It’s the belief of the team at Lift & Care Systems that...

Supporting The Independence And Dignity Of The Disabled Whether you or your loved one were born with a disability or acquired it later in life, we here at Lift & Care Systems share your goal for yourself, or for those for whom you care, to lead the...

We’re using this post to create awareness of, and give a shout-out to, the local treasures we have here in the Greater Boston area, Central/Western MA, CT, and RI in the VA Boston Healthcare System, VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare...

Celebrating 40 Years Of Improving The Lives Of Those With Reduced Mobility As we shared in mid-May in various social media posts, such as this one, Lift & Care Systems’ President and Founder, Dave Austin, was thrilled to be able to attend the 40th...

Planning For Both Immediate And Long-Term Needs Related to Disability and Aging Whether you’re an individual living with disability, a senior who wants to age in place, or the caregiver of the aforementioned individuals, putting the proper...

Why You Should Only Employ The Services Of Experienced, Well-Established Durable Medical Equipment Providers Whether you’re a representative of a school, day program, or group home, or you’re an individual, who is looking to renovate or repair...

Simplify Lift Inspection & Maintenance in 2022 With Our Preventative Maintenance Program Whether it’s managing your own health situation or that of a loved one, we know you regularly juggle numerous tasks and priorities. Let us take one of those...

5 Trends In The Patient Lift Equipment Market The patient lift equipment is designed to lift and transfer patients from one place to another, for instance, from bed to bath or from a chair to a stretcher.  Patient lift equipment may include stair &...

When to Consider the Purchase of a Ceiling Lift System/Patient Lift System If you or a loved one has limited mobility you may be wondering when to consider adding a ceiling lift system to the durable medical equipment (DME) you are currently using....

What Are Some of the Common Developmental Disability Services Provided for Children? Most children who have common developmental disabilities have many medical needs that must be addressed, but in order to assure a decent quality of life and a...

Types of Durable Medical Equipment (DME) You Should Have in Your Group Home A good group home should ensure accessibility to all residents. This means having the proper durable medical equipment (DME) available to allow all users to live as...

SureHands Mobile Lift vs. a Ceiling Track System SureHands offers two solutions that appear to be closely related to each other, but which one is best for you? There are several factors to consider when selecting between a SureHands mobile lift–such...

Qualities to Look for When Selecting a Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Company for a Group Home Group homes are unlike single-family residences with one disabled individual because these buildings require a lot more durable medical equipment (DME). Finding...

Providing mobility for seniors and persons with disabilities Lift & Care Systems of Lakeville, MA launches a Stair Lift Division, dedicated to enabling persons with restricted mobility the freedom to use their entire home. DATELINE: NOVEMBER, 2006;...

Lift & Care Systems of Lakeville, MA announces Senior Home Retrofit Division to aid seniors in their quest to age in place The good news is that we are living longer. Americans 65 and older now total about 34 million. This number is expected to...

Healing with Horses Through the Use of Hippotherapy Equipment Occupational and physical therapy are often a necessary part of the care plan for patients with limited mobility. These therapy sessions can feel daunting and discouraging for...

Expanding horizons for the disabled and seniors Lift & Care Systems enhances ability to demonstrate systems, including patient lift systems with move to new showroom in Lakeville, MA. Imagine not being able to easily move unimpeded from room to...

Essential Durable Medical Equipment (DME) for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) manifest differently for every individual afflicted with them. This makes it difficult to predict the path to recovery, how long...

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Every Day Program Should Have in Place A good day program should provide stimulating activities for individuals, but also provide accessibility and safety for all participants. This means having the proper durable...

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Checklist for Caregivers of Disabled Individuals As a caregiver for the disabled, you will often discover that assessing the safety and quality of programs or residences for disabled individuals is, at times,...

The Benefits of an Annual Inspection Program for Group Homes, Day Programs & Care Centers Durable medical equipment (DME) such as ceiling lift systems and other patient transfer devices, pool lifts, chair lifts for stairs and platform lifts for...

Caregivers Get Older Too: Understanding the Sure Hands Lift System “Donna had her accident in 1987,” Morgan said. Her daughter became a quadriplegic after a skiing accident. “Since then, there have been tremendous advances in technology and care...

The Benefits of an Annual Inspection Program for Patient Lift Systems Durable medical equipment (DME) such as the Bruno Vertical Lift Platform, the SureHands Ceiling Lift Systems, and Aqua Creek Pool Lifts are complex systems with many moving...

After The Accident: Finding The Adaptive Technology You Need “Nobody expects to be in a car accident,” Rena said. “If you expected it, you could avoid it. But life doesn’t work that way.” An encounter with an out-of-control delivery van left Rena...