Medical Equipment Rental in Strathmore

Going home to Strathmore

Strathmore patients come home along one of two routes. Some leave the General Medicine unit at Strathmore District Health Services, a few minutes from home. Others have had surgery or specialist care in Calgary and ride back along the Trans-Canada. Either way, the equipment comes from our downtown address, 46 minutes away, so a phone call the moment a discharge date appears is worth more than anything else you can do. Same-day delivery is possible at times, when the equipment is in stock and you reach us early.

One advantage in Strathmore is that Home Care is listed in the same building as the hospital. Ask the ward or the transition team whether the home care conversation has started before discharge, because an assessment may change which lift or bed is recommended. If the patient is coming from a Calgary hospital, the referral can still be made through Community Care Access, the central intake for Calgary Zone Home Care, by anyone, provided the patient agrees.

Homes here, and what fits in them

In the 2021 census, 59% of Strathmore’s occupied homes were single-detached, 13% were apartments under five storeys, 13% were semi-detached and 10% were row houses. That low-rise apartment share is worth a closer look. A three- or four-storey building may or may not have an elevator, and the one it has may be small. Ask your building manager about the elevator, any move-in rules and where we can park, then tell us, and we will plan the delivery to fit.

Another 225 homes, about 4% of the town, were movable dwellings. In those, and in older semis, the bathroom door and the hallway to the bedroom are usually the tightest points for a patient lift, whose base has to roll through and then open wide around a bed or chair. Measure those spots before delivery. A sit-to-stand lift suits someone who can bear some weight, while a full sling lift suits someone who cannot. The care team decides which one applies.