Feel comfortable being left alone, in bed, on the couch or in the bathroom with this call device.
If you’re a person living with MND and you want some privacy or if you’re a carer and you feel worried about being ‘out of earshot’ from your loved one who is living with MND, then you need a switch adapted door chime from FlexEquip.
How to use the switch adapted door chime
The button with the switch remains with the person needing assistance. They press the switch when needing assistance. Different types of buttons can be used, including jellybean hard buttons to light touch microlight buttons.
The chime is kept with the carer. When the switch is pressed, the carer will hear the chime and know that assistance is needed.
Batteries are in both parts, the button part and the chime part, it is recommended that batteries are tested daily.
Parts of the switch adapted door chime
The switch adapted door chime has two parts:
- The button that a switch can be plugged into
- The chime that makes loud ding dong door bell sounds when the button is pressed.
Key features
- Has two separate parts: Chime and button
- Requires very small movements of the hand, finger, foot, elbow, or chin to be activated
- The person responding to the chime can keep the main chime with them when going out of the room
- Adapted for use with using a 3.5mm assistive technology switch socket.
How to get a Switch Adapted Door Chime: 3 easy steps
- Ask your Occupational Therapist (OT) if a switch adapted door chime is suitable for you.
- Your Occupational Therapist (OT) makes the referral on the FlexEquip website
- FlexEquip sends you the item.
How much does a Switch Adapted Door Chime cost to hire?
MND NSW covers the cost of hire, delivery and maintenance of all FlexEquip items for people over the age of 65 and who are living with MND.
The NDIS will fund the hire of a Switch Adapted Door Chime where clinically required for anyone with assistive technology funding in their NDIS plan.
Find out more
For information about the Switch Adapted Door Chime, including a demonstration video visit the FlexEquip website.
There is no limit to the number of items you hire from FlexEquip.
Check out what else is available in the FlexEquip Product Library and ask your OT if they are suitable for you.
