What is it about?
Looking in more detail at the different types of walking appliances available.
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Why is it important?
Mobility can improve or deteriorate and it is important that the most appropriate walking aid is provided.
Perspectives
People often have a walking aid that is the wrong height, or footplates not at the optimum height on a wheelchair. Residents may use a mobility aid that is no longer suitable for them.
Mrs Julie I Swann
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This page is a summary of: Keeping mobile: Part two, Nursing and Residential Care, January 2007, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/nrec.2007.9.1.22577.
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