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Greetings!
The Scooters on the Bus Lunch & Learn is coming to Surrey! There will now be 3 sessions to choose from (check out our RSVP below).
CLOSURE ALERT - SelfCare is closed for 3 consecutive days, Friday April 22 to Sunday April 24. We will open again regular hours on MONDAY, April 25. Please call us to discuss any equipment needs for this period.
Our Case Study examines customization of a one arm drive to optimize self propulsion and independence.
New Superstars! Please join us in welcoming our newest Superstars, Charlotte Skelton, PT & Gail Illingworth to our North Vancouver location.
We look forward to providing you with useful information throughout the year. Please contact us at any time if you have any comments, questions or topics you want covered by an inservice by emailing kim.mackie@selfcarehome.com.
Mark your calendar - REE 2011 will be September 13th at the Seaforth Armouries |
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Quick Take Away - Seating Seminar - Sunrise Medical
14 SelfCare staff attended the excellent Seating Seminars hosted by Sunrise Medical. One of the key points discussed by the presenter, Sharon Pratt, PT was encouraging client input early on in the assessment process to improve compliance. She identified all the goals of a seating assessment and separated them into categories that were identified as reimbursable and non-reimbursable by most funding organizations as shown by the attached diagram. Sharon discussed that, although to funding organizations only the reimbursable goals are valid justification for the equipment, all of these goals should be examined during the assessment in order to value the overall goals of the client and promote compliance with the equipment.
> Seating Goals Chart
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Case Study - One Arm Drive Success
Our Case Study demonstrates how independence can be improved by listening to the client and how modifying the chair can provide mobility and safe transfers.
> One Arm Drive Case Study
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SelfCare Superstars - Gail Illingworth & Charlotte Skelton, PT
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SelfCare North Vancouver has two new Seating & Mobility Superstars (in training!) Gail Illingworth and Charlotte Skelton, PT joined our busy North Vancouver location earlier this year in anticipation of Renee Huff's maternity leave. Gail & Charlotte are both very energetic, knowledgeable and are excited to have joined the SelfCare team. Their impressive backgrounds compliment the skills they will need for each seating and mobility assessment.
Charlotte is currently shadowing Renee for the next couple of months. Gail has been working in both the North Vancouver and Vancouver stores. Both Gail & Charlotte are North Shore
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residents with a background working with the geriatric population. Charlotte has more recently moved to the North Shore from the North of England. She has a BSc Honors in Physiotherapy and worked in elder care in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Gail's experience includes Wellness Director and Activities Manager at the Summerhill. |
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Scooter Numbers
Here are some important scooter numbers:
- $3,500 limit on scooter purchases for Ministry clients
- $3,700 limit on scooter purchases for Ministry of Children & Families clients
- 48" length, 29" width maximums for getting on the bus
- 3 wheel scooters are recommended for using the bus
- 48" length, 37" width limit for using HandyDART
Looking for an alternative funding source? Don't forget EATI which offers funding to assist individuals with disabilities in purchasing equipment and assistive devices to achieve their employment related goals (or volunteer goals leading to employment).
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Scooters on the Bus Lunch & Learn - May Inservices
 The Scooters on the Bus session will begin with a comparison of the new Invacare scooter line to current products on the market, focusing on those suitable for the bus or handyDART. The second half will involve driving the scooters onto the bus. We encourage any therapist who has not tried driving a scooter onto a bus to experience first hand what their clients will encounter.
In addition to the North Shore (May 19th) and Vancouver (May 18th) Inservices, we have added the Fraser Valley Inservice, to be held at the Surrey Transit Centre on May 17th between 12 noon and 1 PM!
> Scooters on the Bus Inservice RSVP
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Thank you for using SelfCare. Please call us for any equipment inquiries or to book an equipment demonstration. We have a wide range of demo and rental equipment.
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Inservice Options
Do you have a product area - seating, mattresses, tilt wheelchairs or maybe just single products - that you would like to see at a lunch time inservice? We are always available to bring product, reference sheets and lunch to you. Just call 604-990-9422 or email Kim Mackie with your inservice request. |
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Contact SelfCare
YES, ...you can reply to this e-mail. It will reach a person. How refreshing! Or call us at 604-872-5800.
Need information on a specific product or want to demo a wheelchair? Contact a Seating & Mobility Consultant.
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Our website includes a member login area for Health Care Professionals. With a username and password you can access our reference and product sheets, inservice RSVPs, and other reference materials online. You will be able to find information on our rental and consignment equipment, staff contacts, plus many other features. Contact Kim Mackie at 604-990-9422 or via email to request a username and password. | |
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| Upcoming Inservices |
'11 Inservices
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to book an inservice for your facility or organization.
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May 17
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SelfCare at Surrey Transit Centre
Lunch & Learn
RSVP Janet 604-990-9422
Janet.moore@selfcarehome.com
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Kristy Strocher
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Scooters,
New Invacare product line & driving the scooters onto the bus
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May 18
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SelfCare at Coast Mountain Bus Company
Lunch & Learn
RSVP Janet 604-990-9422
Janet.moore@selfcarehome.com
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Kristy Strocher
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Scooters,
New Invacare product line & driving the scooters onto the bus
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May 19
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SelfCare at 1340 Pemberton & walking or using scooter to get to West Vancouver Bus Depot
Lunch & Learn
RSVP Janet 604-990-9422
Janet.moore@selfcarehome.com
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Renee Huff,
Gail Illingworth,
Charlotte Skelton
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Scooters,
New Invacare product line & driving the scooters onto the bus
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Vancouver SelfCare:
43 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1K2
North Vancouver SelfCare:
1340 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7P 2R7
Sechelt SelfCare:
5654 Dolphin Street, Sechelt, BC V0N 3A0
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