Solutions

Here you will find an archive of many previous REMAP solutions. These may be pieces of bespoke equipment or adaptations that have been made by REMAP volunteers. To find out more about an item, please click view details.

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Reducing Gap of a Bed Lever

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Our client Sarah, a young lady with Cerebral Palsy, needed a bed rail but was afraid of getting her arm stuck between the bars. REMAP Retired Occupational Therapist and Maker Virginia Tite provided a solution. View Details

wheelchair accessible cot

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The client, a wheelchair user, wanted to be able to put his young child in her cot on his own. View Details

Adapted Beds with Sliding Mechanism

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Cot Sides

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We were asked if we could make it easier for a client who has reduced strength to lift her baby in and out of their cot. View Details

Bed castor raisers

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Our client has a steel framed bed in the corner of his bedroom which had already been lifted up with "elephant's feet" bed raisers, but he needs to be hoisted and a temporary solution was needed to improve height and... View Details

Lifting Cot for Wheelchair user Mum

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The Client is a wheelchair user who also has some limited mobility on her feet. She is unable to bend down. She has a recent baby which currently sleeps in a crib by her bed. As the child grows he... View Details

Temporary duvet support

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  The client needs to sleep on her back until the post-op swelling of her hip and thigh recedes. She also needs to be able to move her feet and legs in order to lessen the risk of deep vein... View Details

Bunk Bed Extension

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The challenge on this project was to adapt an existing bunk bed to enable the new adjustable bed the client was using to effectively replace the lower bunk. In order to do this the bed had to be extended in... View Details

A fitted sheet fitter

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One-handed bed remote control

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The client has very limited movement and only in one arm.  He sleeps in a tilting bed.  During night during coughing fits he needs to raise the bed but he cannot reach the bed wired remote control panel.  He wanted... View Details

Special School Bed Modifications

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The special school's very large activity beds had only been provided with canvas panels for two sides each and the fixings of the tops of these panels to the bed posts were inadequate and liable to tear and sag. The... View Details

Very bright bedside reading lamp

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This client required a bright light to be able to read easily. Her existing lamps were too dim. View Details

Mattress Spacer

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This elderly client required a spacer to fill a gap in her mattress. She had been supplied with a pressure-reducing mattress topper, which (strangely) was 6″ too long for a standard double-bed. Normally, this would not cause too much of... View Details

Hinged bed rail

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The client’s feet tend to slip off the side of his bed and what was needed was a small width attachment which can be pulled up 180 degrees whilst he is in the bed and then folded down 180 degrees... View Details

Switch for hospital bed control

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A lady with motor neurone disease who has loss of power in hands and arms, cannot put enough pressure on the switch pads for her adjustable hospital bed at home. An extra control box has been fitted with low pressure... View Details

Contoured portable bed

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This 18-year old client needed a portable bed contoured for the way she sleeps that she could use when away from home. The bed needed to be raised in the middle and easily portable. A base was constructed in plywood... View Details

Grab rail for profiling bed

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The gentleman has multiple sclerosis and is having difficulty in transferring from a wheelchair to the profiling bed. He wished to do this unaided. The bed needed to be raised so commercial casters were fitted which raised the bed by... View Details

Cot-bed modification

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A pregnant wheelchair user was unable to find a suitable commercial cot to meet all her needs. She found one which was suitable in some respects but it needed modification to enable her to lift her baby in and out... View Details

Cot-bed bars

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This toddler with Downs syndrome was outgrowing his cot. His mother needed somewhere he could be left safely to sleep and play. The solution should allow easy access for his mother and be quickly removable for cleaning. A full-size bed... View Details

Cot sides for hospital bed

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A young man with cerebral palsy was to be housed in a residential home. To enable him to be attended to, a height adjustable hospital bed was provided. As he is prone to violent movement, a strong secure cot was... View Details

Cot side modification

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A mother who is a wheelchair user needed to be able to attend to her new baby in its cot. The cot sides were modified and hinged to allow easier access. Both mother and baby are happy.   View Details

Cot sides

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The client is a young boy with cerebral palsy, who has a habit of waking in the night and wandering around the house, with no regard for safety. His parents requested a specially constructed cot, large and strong enough to... View Details

Child’s rocking device

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An autistic child needed to improve awareness and concentration. The rocking device, suggested by the child’s occupational therapist, was made large enough to allow for the child’s growth. It is made from shaped MDF side panels with wood cross-pieces covered... View Details

Bed restraint

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A lady with severe night-time epilepsy needed a self-operated ‘cot side’ to her bed to prevent her falling out during epileptic attacks, while still being able to get out of bed independently. A padded, hinged restraint with a latch for closure... View Details