Training: An Important Factor That Should Influence Your Medical/Patient Equipment Purchase

As a provider of durable medical equipment and patient lift equipment for close to 35 years, we know how important it is that individuals and organizations (like group homes, schools, and day programs) take into consideration both intangible and tangible benefits, features, and characteristics as they consider mobility and transfer/transport equipment for themselves, family members, patients, or students.

What Factors Should I Consider When Purchasing Durable Medical and Patient Lift Equipment?

As you or your organization considers what durable medical or patient lift equipment to purchase and have installed in a private residence/home, group home, day program, or school, of course you will want to take into consideration the obvious, more-visual/tangible benefits of the item you are considering purchasing. These include the equipment’s look/aesthetics, size, quality appearance (does it look well-made), functionality, and pricing.

But, two intangible, less-visible/less-obvious benefits or features that patient equipment evaluators or purchasers tend to overlook are these important training-related ones:

• How well-trained are the individuals who will be installing or making recommendations about the type of equipment I want and need to purchase?
• Will I be trained appropriately and adequately on how to use the equipment properly and safely by the organization providing the equipment?

We’ve Got Your and Our Team’s Equipment Training Well-Covered!

As a provider and installer of both SureHands® (ceiling track lift systems, slings and body supports, and more) and Bruno® (stair lift chairs and vertical platform lifts) patient lift equipment, Lift & Care Systems’ team receives detailed, comprehensive training from both of these innovative, quality, and experienced organizations. Training from these leading patient-lift organizations includes online training and testing; plus on-site, hands-on installation training and testing. The latter provides real-life equipment installation experience.

Our installers never leave an equipment installation job without ensuring that individuals who will be using the equipment – whether they be patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, teachers, or family members – know how to safely and effectively use the equipment in-question. Or, they have scheduled an appointment for training in the very near future.

In addition to the above client training, we offer education and certification for therapists and others who need to use our equipment in our showroom, by appointment.

You can learn more about our patient and durable medical equipment training services for our customers on our Patient and Durable Medical Equipment Training Services website page.  

And, check out our blog post about why you should only employ the services of experienced, well-established durable medical equipment providers.

Learn More About Our Products and Services And About Associated Team and Customer Training

Schedule a free consultation today about your or your organization’s durable medical and patient lift equipment needs during which we can provide more detail about both our team’s training, as well as your training as a potential client.

Always Here To Help Regarding Patient Lift And Other DME Needs

The team of disability & aging in place experts and durable medical specialists at Lift & Care Systems has been helping individuals living with disability in MA, CT, and RI enjoy the best quality of life and greater independence for more than 30 years. Our skilled team can install and teach you how to correctly use one or several of the following types of products that help both seniors and disabled individuals enjoy more freedom and a higher quality of life: ceiling lifts, body support & slings, staircase lift chairs, wheelchair ramps, bathroom safety for seniors, mobile lifts, pool lifts, vertical platform lifts, and wall-to-wall patient lifts.