Equipment - FlexEquip

FlexEquip is the equipment and assistive technology service of MND NSW.

All FlexEquip items are loaned. The FlexEquip loan model gives you access to a range of equipment, when you need it.

Fast delivery: You can return equipment and borrow other items as your needs change.

We have over 2,600 items available and are ready to deliver. We even have our own van for Sydney metro deliveries and have reliable couriers for other areas, including regional deliveries in NSW, the ACT and the NT.

Cost effective: Hire equipment from FlexEquip and save thousands.

Loaning equipment from FlexEquip means you don’t need to pay for new equipment out of your own pocket and you can use the funding you may get from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) or My Aged Care (MAC) for other services.

Supports environmental sustainability: Protecting the environment is important to us.

We know that hundreds of equipment items are dumped into landfill every year. Most of these items have either never been used or only used for a very short period of time.

We have stopped over 198 pieces of high equality equipment worth over $850,000 from ending up in the trash.

Clean and maintained: All our equipment items are of the highest quality and standard.

Each item undergoes rigorous cleaning and maintenance before it is loaned to you. Items are also maintained during the loan, at no additional cost.

You are over the aged of 65 – no cost

If you are over the age of 65 with a diagnosis of MND and without an NDIS plan, you are eligible to hire as many items as clinically required from the FlexEquip library.

MND NSW will cover the equipment hire cost, including delivery and maintenance.

You are an adult with an NDIS plan – cost is paid from your NDIS plan

If you have an NDIS plan with assistive technology and equipment funding you are eligible to hire as many items as clinically required from the FlexEquip library, this is called a bundle subscription. You can also hire a single item. The bundle is the most cost-effective option.

The NDIS will pay for the hire, delivery and maintenance cost with funds from your NDIS plan.

Let your NDIS Coordinator of Support (COS) know that you are eligible for FlexEquip, and they will make sure you have funding in your NDIS plan.

All equipment from FlexEquip must be prescribed by a treating health professional. This could be your occupational therapist, speech pathologist, physiotherapist or other suitable professional.

Five easy steps:

1. Complete our online intake form and we will send you a Service Agreement to sign
2. Tell your health professional you have joined FlexEquip
3. Have your equipment needs assessed by your health professional
4. Your health professional completes a referral on the FlexEquip website for all the items you need
5. FlexEquip arrange delivery and deliver items to you.

If you would like to complete the intake form over the phone, call us on 1800 777 175.

FlexEquip has its own website www.flexequip.com.au

Have a look at the FlexEquip product library, so you know what items are available. Your health professional will use the FlexEquip website to make equipment referrals using the shopping cart.

There is no limit to the number of items you can hire from FlexEquip.

Equipment items include:

• Armchairs and raiser recliners
• Bathroom aids
• Beds and bed equipment
• Assistive technology for communication and speech generating devices
• Eating aids
• Mobility aids and wheelchairs
• Pressure care cushions and mattresses
• Transfer aids and hoists
• And more.