Volker Beds in the
Residential Home Environment

Recommendation Award
Design winner, Grove Court, designed by Architct Noble Hanlon
of Design & Build Services, Nottingham, incorporates many
of the fine features typical of the other 12 Homes owned by the
Elizabeth Finn Trust, a charitable organisation dedicated to support
and care for professional people and their families, who have
fallen on hard times and either need financial assistance to help
with extreme difficulties in their homes, or because their circumstances
are such that they require care in a residential or nursing environment.
In creating the new home we have taken advantage of the latest
in care home design and technology, creating an environment that
will enable the multidisciplinary team to provide a holistic approach
to patient care, whilst encouraging residents and patients to
retain a high level of independence.
Choosing the right bed, we had to address a complex set of needs,
which encompass those of both the occupants and operators. The
three most important factors that influenced us to purchase the
VOLKER beds (60 in number).
1. Work related back pain in operators.
2. The tissue viability of the occupants.
3. The independence of the occupants.
Grove Court operates with a No
Lifting Policy. Beds which help minimise manual handling reduce
the danger of friction and correspondingly, the risk of pressure
sores.
Independence is a major issue affecting quality of life of those
receiving health care. Elderly and disabled people having the
means to do things for themselves can grow in confidence and ability.
If you would like to know more about the facilities at Grove Court,
please contact: Manager, Grove Court, Beechway, Woodbridge, Suffolk
IP12 4BW. Telephone: 01394 446500

Volker Beds have been supplied
to Westminster Health Care to provide Care Beds in the Residential
Home sector. They have kindly forwarded the following recommendation:
Recommendation
"I would like to acknowledge the
service that Volker Healthcare Ltd has given over these past
two years.
We have, in the main found their products to be of a good standard
and have purchased, to date, approximately seventy BaKare
beds within our homes.
Their team provide a good response
in terms of dispatch, advice or servicing equipment. Volker
are
included in our preferred suppliers manual and we would not hesitate
to recommend either their products or services."
Director of Development
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