Home Medical Equipment

Home Care Beds and Support Mattresses
For a rapidly growing population of senior citizens and other patients, home health care is increasingly available and often preferable to medical care in a hospital. Even when a hospital type bed and accessories are required, patients often feel more secure and comfortable in their own home. Hospital beds and related equipment help ease the burden on those participating in the patient’s daily care. This can help make an often difficult experience easier and more pleasant for everyone involved. Traditional home care beds offer comfort and quality.

Fingertip electrical controls permit quiet, smooth positioning of head, legs and bed height for patient comfort and caregiver convenience. Overbed tables, trapeze bars and side rails each add comfort, convenience and safety, and provide many patients an added measure of independence.

Several models of foam and innerspring mattresses meet most individual patient requirements. Overlay mattresses, alternating pressure and low air loss mattresses and automatics turning mattresses are designed to prevent and treat skin breakdown and pressure ulcers (bed sores).

Oxy’s specialists comply with every aspect of the physician's prescription for each Hospital patient bed.

Walking Aids
Mobility and independence can significantly improve a patient's quality of life, as well as their attitude toward life and others.

This mobility and independence is increasingly available with a broad range of diverse and ingenious products designed to aid in walking. With careful consideration, you can find a product designed for your specific needs.

Modern, stylish, lightweight walking aids can make physical impairments less restrictive and easier to accept.

Four-Wheel Rollators, with a unique seat, removable baskets and hand brakes encourage normal activities in the home and outdoors. There is less fatigue, better balance, more comfort and security. A one-hand folding mechanism and lightweight construction makes them easy to load into cars.

Folding walkers, with or without wheels, give patients with impaired ambulation the stability and comfort to walk with more confidence and ease.

Canes and crutches present an almost unlimited variety of choices including:

• Single Point Canes
  
• Quad Canes,
  
• Adjustable Height Crutches and
  
• Forearm Crutches

Handgrip styles, colors, frames, bases and tips can be chosen to suit individual styles, tastes and needs. Style and sophistication blend with comfort and support.

Selecting appropriate walking aid equipment can enhance the quality of life.

Oxy’s specialists will help you choose a walking aid most appropriate to your needs in strict compliance with your physician's prescription.

Wheelchairs
A relatively normal, happy life is possible for the rapidly growing population of people living with disabilities, impairments, ailments and illnesses.

Modern battery powered wheelchairs are stylish, functional and economical. Unique features include smooth control and maneuverability, quiet powerful drive systems, automatic battery chargers, lightweight for easy transporting and a choice of seating styles and colors.
Today's manual wheelchairs are designed to meet every conceivable requirement for function, size, style, cost and suitability. From the low cost standard chair to the lightweight heavy-duty chair, and on to custom built chairs all are designed to balance a patient's individual needs and circumstances including:

• Portability,
  
• Social activities,
  
• Physical activities,
  
• Physical condition and skills,
  
• Home, school or work environment,
  
• Correct seating and positioning,
  
• Seat and back height,
  
• Arm and foot rests,
  
• Colors, styles, etc.

Selecting appropriate wheelchair equipment and accessories can enhance the quality of life.
Oxy’s specialists are expert in evaluating each patient's individual needs and circumstances. A properly fitted wheelchair appropriate for a specific patient can not only improve posture and reduce pain, but will promote independence, mobility and freedom.

Bathroom Safety

Bathroom safety products offer our patient unique opportunities for independence at home. Normal daily personal activities may be performed in private without assistance. Safety, comfort and self-confidence are assured. Tub transfer benches, shower/bath chairs and stools, bathtub rails, grab bars and hand showers allow easy, full use of tub and shower. Moving in and out of a tub or shower becomes an enjoyable routine.Raised toilet seats and safety frames help patient’s use a standard home toilet safely and comfortably, often without assistance.

These products feature contoured seating, easy installation and easy clean-up.Oxy’s specialists are skilled in evaluating your particular needs for bathroom safety items that improve independence, comfort and safety in your bathroom.Bathroom safety products are not reimbursed by Medicare. Many private insurance plans and Medical in California reimburse for these items for qualified patients with a physician's prescription.

Respiratory Therapy

Nebulizers, which aerosolize respiratory medications for direct deposition in the upper and lower airways, are used in the treatment of many diseases, including asthma.
The availability of unit dose respiratory medications delivered to the patient's home ensures proper dosage, prescribed solution strength, and preservation of product sterility. Oxy's unique follow-up program maximizes patient compliance.

Oxygen saturation recording, as well as carbon dioxide trending, is services Oxy can provide to assist physicians in patient management. Suction equipment and tracheotomy supplies are provided for bronchopulmonary hygiene.

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)

Sleep disorders adversely affect health, mood, and energy levels. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices maintain open airways in patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea by providing airflow at prescribed pressures during sleep.

Most patients receiving CPAP report better quality sleep, more energy, increased alertness, and improved cognitive function. In order for treatment modalities to be effective, patients must be compliant with their prescription. The trained professional staff at Oxy maximizes compliance through careful instruction and follow-up monitoring.

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