Health Professional Assist
General
The following information will assist those involved in the wider health and disability sector when considering the provision of a platform lift or stair lift for people with disabilities needing to access premises. Pandect has considerable experience in the health and disability sector in areas of access into and within private residences and commercial premises.
Services available from Pandect include:
- Advice and consultancy on the suitability of platform lifts and stair lifts
- Liaison with accessable, Enable New Zealand, Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), Ministry of Education and other funding organisations
- Site visits to discuss & determine suitability of lift options
- Training in Pandect products
- Product information for clients and Health Professionals
- Attendance at Show Your Ability where Health Professionals can visit our stand and learn about the products and services available from Pandect
Pandect welcomes the opportunity to discuss access solutions and provide information to assist Health Professionals in identifying lift options for people with disabilities.
Platforms lifts
Low rise platform lifts (also known as ‘step lifts’) are ideal for those situations where space is an issue and/or the required height rise would result in significant ramping for the client to access their home. Platform lifts are also an excellent option within the home for internal access challenges.
They offer a cost effective and easy to use solution to providing access into and within private residences and commercial properties. Being battery powered (battery is continuously charged from mains power), Pandect lifts are inexpensive to run costing less than the cost of power to run a standard light bulb.
Once any necessary site preparation work has been completed, lift installation is quick and easy using a simple bolt down system. It is then plugged into the power supply – effectively a large appliance.
The Ministry of Health and ACC purchase Pandect’s full range of low rise platform lifts including the preferred lifts covered by the Supply Agreements between Pandect and both Enable New Zealand and accessable. As well as purchasing lifts, additional services can include housing modifications associated with lift installation, repairs/servicing and lift removal (with make good).
What do I need to consider?
In assessing your client’s needs the following factors will assist you to determine the suitability of a Pandect platform lift along with the most appropriate model and any accessories required:
- Height rise between the levels
- Available space for the lift installation and ease of access onto it
- Overall lifting capacity required taking into account
- the person who will use the lift
- the weight of any equipment e.g. wheelchair – manual or powered
- whether a carer will also be on the lift
- Overall platform user space required taking into account
- the person who will use the lift
- the size of any equipment e.g. wheelchair
- whether a carer will also be on the lift
- Will the lift be used by multiple users/carer - requiring call buttons
- The person’s functional ability to use the lift
- remote control required
- modifications required
- Orientation of the lift - 'straight through' or 'adjacent' (90dg) exit
- Positioning of the lift control tower – left or right (as viewed from the lower landing)
- Protection of the upper landing entrance from falls – is a barrier arm or gate required
- Future proofing - will the lift meet the needs of the client in the future
Choosing the right lift for my client?
Please click on residential lift guide calculator to assist you in identifying the lift model that best meets your client’s needs.
For additional product information please click on residential brochure & model specifications or contact us for assistance.
Stair Lifts
Acorn Stairlifts are ideal in helping people reclaim full access to their home. They are the safe, comfortable and simple solution to overcoming difficulty with stairs whether indoor or outdoor.
They offer a cost effective and easy to use solution providing access into private residences. Being battery powered (battery is continuously charged from mains power), Acorn Stairlifts are inexpensive to run costing less that the cost of power to run a standard light bulb.
The Ministry of Health and ACC purchase Acorn Stairlifts from Pandect.
What do I need to consider?
The following factors will assist you to determine the suitability of a stair lift along with the most appropriate model and any accessories required:
- Indoor or outdoor
- Width of the stairway and any landings – ideally not less than 800mm
- Type/style of stairs
- Overall length of stairs
- Absence of shear hazards on stairs – e.g. window sills
- Available space for transfer at the top and bottom of the stairs
- Absence of tripping hazard in the thoroughfare areas
- Lifting capacity – no greater than 127kgs
- The person’s functional ability to use the stair lift
- Orientation of the lift – which side of the stairs is suitable
Choosing the right lift for my client?
Pandect is able to assist you in identifying the lift model that best meets the needs of your client.
For additional product information please click on indoor stair lift or outdoor stair lift or curved stair lift brochure or contact us for assistance.
Funding
The Ministry of Health and Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) provide funding to people with disabilities requiring access to their home including the provision of platform lifts and stair lifts.
Such funding is administered by Enable New Zealand or accessable as follows:
Enable New Zealand is responsible for:
- Ministry of Health funded equipment and housing modifications in the areas south of the Bombay Hills
- ACC funded equipment in the areas south of the Bombay Hills
- ACC funded housing modifications nationwide and this can include platform lifts
accessable is responsible for:
- Ministry of Health (MoH) funded equipment and housing modifications in the areas north of the Bombay Hills
- ACC funded equipment only in the areas north of the Bombay Hills
Application for funding
If you are unsure of the application process involved with funding, you should contact either Enable New Zealand/accessable or visit their respective websites, dependent of the location of the client and providers regional responsibility.
Contact
Points of contact for funding enquiries are:
- www.weka.co.nz
- www.disabilityfunding.co.nz
- www.enable.co.nz
- www.accessable.co.nz
- Your local Needs Assessment Service Coordination (NASC) service
- Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
General
- Platform lifts are generally funded as 'equipment' but applied for as 'housing modifications'
- Pandect Mobility Solutions is the Preferred Supplier of low rise platform lifts to Enable New Zealand and accessable for Ministry of Health and ACC funded lifts.
Lift Removal
Where the lift is funded by either the Ministry of Health or ACC, the lift is on long term loan to the client. When the client no longer requires the lift, Enable New Zealand or accessable should be advised of the client's change in circumstances.
The installation method allows for easy removal with minimal ‘make-good’ following which the lift can be serviced and reissued to another eligible client.
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