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Blending Guldmann Rail with Oak Beams – A Stunning Finish

Posted on by Frances Baena
Blending Guldmann Rail with Oak Beams - HLS Healthcare Pty Ltd
08
Aug

This completed project goes to show what can be achieved with the Guldmann ceiling hoist system. Primary rails were recessed into Oak Beams, with the traverse rail being clad in 3mm Oak-effect laminate to match, giving the impression that the traverse rail was part of the Oak structure of the house and making the system

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Dutch care organisation provides all resident rooms with ceiling hoists

Posted on by Frances Baena
SVRZ Care - HLS Healthcare Pty Ltd
25
Mar

SVRZ, a care organisation for the elderly in the Netherlands, has equipped all 1.450 resident rooms with ceiling hoist systems. What started with the construction of the new care facility Redoute in Sas van Gent culminated in a huge project in which all SVRZ employees and clients would experience the benefits of a ceiling hoist

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Patient Lifting Slings: which loop is which?

Posted on by Frances Baena
Patient lifting slings - hls healthcare
09
Mar

Patient lifting is a common daily task in most healthcare institutions but you may be surprised to hear that some care staff are not fully aware of all the features a sling enables. The most common connection point seen on the straps of a sling is a fabric loop, which is wound onto a lifting

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Ceiling Hoist Systems aligned with Aged Care Quality Standards

Posted on by Frances Baena
Ceiling Hoist Systems aligned with Aged Care Quality Standards
12
Nov

HLS Healthcare recently underwent an independent assessment of the flagship Guldmann Ceiling Hoist range, and how the product aligns with the current Australian Aged Care Quality Standards. The results can be viewed here, but in summary a correlation between 6 of the 8 standards have been identified. An amazing result. I speak regularly with Victorian

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Push that floor hoist! Pull that trolley! How much force is too much?

Posted on by Frances Baena
HLS Healthcare ergometer Kat Ergometer How Much is Too Much blog
10
Nov

In healthcare we are constantly assessing ourselves. We ask ourselves questions about what we do and how we do it. Is it best practice? Are we getting the results we need? Is our method working, or is there a better way? Is there a safer way? We should always be asking ourselves these questions. Otherwise

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HLS supports Build Australia Magazine to highlight Changing Places

Posted on by Frances Baena
Changing Places Build Australia
21
Oct

HLS Healthcare continue to support and advocate best practice for Changing Places across Australia. As a smart technology healthcare provider, HLS is proud to have installed Changing Places in facilities such as the MCG, Hamer Hall, Melbourne Zoo .. and many more. In our role as the largest official installer of Changing Places in Australia,

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Value, safety and responsible care – why ceiling hoists make sense

Posted on by Frances Baena
Blog Guldmann-aged-care-ceiling-hoist-recessed
02
Oct

With the ever-increasing pressure to improve levels of care whilst finding a balance between value with funding, hospitals and aged care facilities need to look towards understanding the smarter solution for both staff and patients/residents. To this end, ceiling hoist systems are the global standard for care; especially as hospitals and aged care facilities introduce

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Esense ‘makes sense’ when it comes to reducing push-pull stress

Posted on by Frances Baena
Power-Assist-for-minimal-push-pull-stress
17
Sep

Healthcare product designers are constantly coming up with new and better ways of doing things – ways to make life easier and safer, and to improve care practices and workplace process. Fortunately, the humble floor hoist has not missed the boat on this innovation challenge. According to Safework Australia, body stressing represented more than half

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Why is HLS Healthcare the safer solution for SDA?

Posted on by Frances Baena
SDA Blog HLS Healthcare
08
Sep

Most of us in the healthcare industry know what SDA is. However as we complete more SDA projects, here at HLS we have become increasingly aware of how much confusion there is around what the ‘right’ solution is. As we know, the Specialist Disability Accommodation program comprises a need to provide assistive technology and equipment.

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Aged Care – “We don’t want to look like a hospital”

Posted on by Frances Baena
Guldmann Aged Care Ceiling Hoist solutions
18
Aug

One of the most common things I hear from the management staff of Aged Care organisations when considering ceiling hoists, is they want the building to look and feel more like a home rather than a hospital. Unfortunately, more often than not, the need for ceiling hoists is an after-thought, only coming into consideration after

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