Hi All - So we all know how hard it can be when travelling to find suitable facilities for wheelchair users - especially those that cannot be easily lifted. I guess you all know about changing places - the website that helps people to find suitable toilet facilities with hoists and changing platforms in? If not check this out www.changing-places.org it isn't perfect but it helps :-)
Anyway alongside this we are also looking at getting a portable and transportable hoist - to use in hotels etc and those towns that haven't yet got appropriate facilities.
We have persuaded our OT to consider funding (fingers crossed) and would love to hear your recommendations and experiences of any hoists that you have found to be truly portable, easy to use and reliable. At the moment we are looking at the Oxford Advance - if anyone knows of anything better please let me know.