Tag: Falls Prevention
Recovering from a hip fracture
Hip fractures can be particularly tricky to recover from depending on the severity of the break, your age, and other factors. Recovering from a...
How do you know if you have fractured your hip?
It’s a dreaded question – how do you know if you’ve broken a bone? Or in this case, how do you know if you...
Different Types of Hip Fractures & How to Treat Them
A hip fracture is a partial or complete break in the upper section of the femur, which forms the hip joint. Elderly people are...
The most common causes of hip fractures
Hip fractures are one of the most common reasons that people require orthopaedic treatment in hospitals in the UK. In fact, over 70,000 hip...
How to prevent hip fractures in older people
Every year in the UK, a third of people aged 65 or over in the UK suffer a fall; that roughly equates to six...
Introducing Hip’Guard: The airbag belt proven to protect against hip fractures
Falls are a leading cause of injuries and hospitalisations in older people (65+). Six people in this age group fall every minute. A hip...
Video: “How to Use Raizer M for Fall Assistance at Home”
Introducing Raizer M: The home care fall assistance device
We have been one of the exclusive UK distributors of Raizer lifting devices for some years now. In that time, we’re pleased to have...
The best hospital beds for home care
Hospital beds contain many features you wouldn’t usually expect to find on a bed in someone’s home. After all, hospital beds are designed for...
What’s New with Raizer II?
Yorkshire Care Equipment have been supplying the Raizer emergency lifting chair to care homes, hospitals, emergency services, and private residences across Scotland and Northern...