Hello my name's liam and i work for a company called Theraposture and we supply the Rotoflex bed
which has been around for a long time over 20 years and here's a good example of one of them
so what i want to do is to talk about typically who would use a bed like this and how you go about
getting one most of the users of these beds have a common problem they're struggling to get in and
out of bed independently now they may continue to struggle for some time but eventually things often
come to a crisis point and this is often when we hear from them and typically we're talking about
people who may have a progressive neurological condition like MS or Parkinson's it could be
someone for example that just has very heavy legs and very low muscle tone and they're struggling to
lift those legs in nearly all of these cases then there are lots of risks and dangers if there isn't
a solution in place there's also high dependency on other people helping them such as carers
such as family members but we do have a solution here that works it's been proven it's the rotaflex
and you know the sort of scenarios we're talking about here that come to mind are for example there
may be a husband and wife who have lived together for a long time and they've shared a bed in all
of that time um one person struggles with bed transfers and they feel that they have to now
separate have separate beds and perhaps have carers come into their home to hoist them well
that isn't the only option you know the rotoflex can potentially do away with the hoisting process
and it can also reduce the amount of help that others need to give so it may be that no carers
are needed at all additionally they may not have to have separate beds because you can use this bed
in a combination a bed for a couple to share with separate needs so how do we
go about supplying one of these beds well it all starts with an assessment this is an opportunity
for one of our trusted assessors to come to have a look at the situation have a a
first-hand appraisal of the difficulty so that we can make the right recommendation now during covid
this can still be done at home very safely with the use of ppe and safe distancing but we can also
do a video assessment where we can talk through with a number of people in the wider circle of
care potential solutions like the rotoflex but ultimately someone does need to try one
and one way that works very well particularly for somebody who is at crisis point and they
need a solution quickly is to go for what we call a combined delivery assessment
so this is where a refundable small deposit is paid we would then bring a bed to the person's
home the assessor would also arrive separately but at the same time the bed is brought into
the home it's set up by our technicians in the bedroom the best place to try it
the assessment is done if the assessment is successful and the customer chooses to keep
the bed they pay the balance to take ownership if it's unsuccessful or they just decide it's not for
them then we take it away put everything back as it was and we refund the deposit in full so there
are no risks the only thing it will cost you is some time but potentially there's a great solution
delivered very quickly now you can buy or rent these beds if you buy them or rent them you have
a choice of a new bed or a refurbished bed and obviously refurbished beds aren't always available
but they actually come from beds that we buy back from people when perhaps they no longer need them
so we do at times have stock other times we don't but the buy back is important because when you
look at the price of a bed you need to take into account that potentially some of that money could
be handed back so the warranties that come with these beds are fully inclusive they're three years
they cover parts they cover labor call out costs we offer weekend breakdown and public holiday
breakdown as i said they're fully inclusive there is no cost if you ever have a problem which is
very unlikely because the beds are so reliable warranties can be extended as well for up to five
years so this is the road to flex i'm liam i work for theraposture we've got a great solution here
to help people achieve independent bed transfers please get in touch we're here to help you