Durable Medical Equipment
The most popular mode of transportation to and from therapy sessions while at Encompass Health of Florence.
What is a wheelchair?
These sometimes colorful accents should be removed from the floor to avoid tripping and falling accidents.
What is an area rug?
Using this position is often much safer than standing when performing self care tasks.
What is sitting?
This item is available to assist with organizing medication, it may have individual boxes for each day and sometimes for morning, noon and night.
What is a pill box?
Skilled therapy that works with upper extremities, dressing, bathing and toileting.
What is OT?
The piece of equipment placed at the side of your bed to make going to the bathroom much easier and safer.
What is a bedside commode?
Something that should be bright and plentiful especially during the night to keep you safer during mobility.
What is a light/nightlight?
What is a reacher?
An alarm that is connected to an outside agency and emergency services that is worn at all times to allow someone to continue to live alone in their own home.
What is life alert?
3 hours per day for 5 out of 7 days per week.
What is therapy schedule at Encompass Health of Florence?
The piece of equipment used during walking that helps keep you balanced and upright.
What is a walker?
An item that is best installed by a professional in the bathroom or hallways to assist with balance and mobility.
What is a grab bar or hand rail?
Whoever invented this item to help us put on our socks is definitely very rich!
What is a sock aid?
This option is available if you have problems opening medication bottles on your own.
What is non-child proof bottles?
Skilled therapy that works on mobility in and outside, moving from surface to surface and lower extremity strengthening.
What is PT?
The piece of equipment that is placed in the shower/tub to let you sit down during bathing.
What is a shower chair or tub bench?
Having this feature in your bathroom will make showering while seated much easier and help you conserve energy.
What is a handheld showerhead?
Something that makes cleaning your back, scrubbing your toes and bathing much easier overall.
What is a long handled sponge?
Safety considerations to prepare for when going out into the community.
Handicap parking, transportation wheelchair, taking rest breaks as needed, having medications as needed, scheduling appointments when you're the strongest.
The lady in the hot pink coat that helps with the discharge process.
What is a case manager?
The piece of equipment that is used for walking that also lets you lock the wheels to sit down for a break.
What is a rollator?
A professionally installed piece of equipment that has a foot of length for every inch of rise.
What is a handicap ramp?
Something that is stretchy and makes putting tennis shoes on easier.
What is elastic shoe laces?
Doing these FOUR things on your own to maintain your health and strength will decrease your risk for falls.
What is eating healthy, staying hydrated, exercising and taking medications regularly.
Skilled therapy that works on swallowing and cognition.
What is Speech Therapy?