CFS Solutions DBS Team

Medical Equipment and Resource Assessment Consultation A family receives a prescription for medical equipment. An assisted living community needs a better seating option for a resident. A doctor’s office sends an order to a supplier. Then come the questions. Which product is appropriate? Will insurance cover it? What will the family need to pay? Will it fit through the bedroom door? Can the caregiver use it comfortably? Does the staff understand all the features? At CFS, we hear these...

Beyond a Basic Hospital Bed: Choosing the Right Level of Care for Your Home Choosing a hospital bed for advanced home care involves much more than comparing prices. The right bed can become one of the most important pieces of equipment in the care environment—affecting how a person sleeps, repositions, transfers, receives daily care, and interacts with the people assisting them. A basic hospital bed may be appropriate when the primary need is simply adjustable head and leg positioning. But as...

The limited amount of training people receive on the medical equipment they use every day. Too often, families have invested hundreds or even thousands of dollars in a hospital bed, wheelchair, patient lift, specialty mattress or other equipment — yet they have only been shown the basics. How to turn it on.How to raise it.How to lower it. But what about positioning, transfers, caregiver safety, equipment features, room setup and understanding how the equipment can actually support the person...