Do you have unwanted Community Equipment? Return your old equipment and help someone in need

RETURN, RECYCLE, REUSE. Have you borrowed equipment such as a commode, chair raisers, bedrail or bath lift that you no longer need? If so, then please help us to help someone else in your community who does need itby returning these items for reuse.  

The Community Equipment Service (CES) that manages the supply of specialist equipment that helps people remain living independently in their own homes is appealing to the public to return any unused or unwanted items.  

These items may have been issued for recovery following an illness or operation as well as for longer term functional needs.  

The service can collect, sanitise and repair CES supplied equipment in preparation for future use and by returning the equipment, you’re not only helping other people in your community, but helping us reduce our impact on the planet. 

If you have equipment at your that you are not using, you can arrange a free collection by calling the Lewis & Harris CES Store on 01851 703054 or the Uist and Barra CES Store on 01870 603648. 

Examples of the equipment we are looking for is shown below: 

• Commodes (Wheeled & Static Commodes) 
• Household Aids (Wheeled Trolleys, Kitchen Aids, Perching Stool) 
• Toilet Aids (Toilet Frames & Raised Toilet Seats) 
• Furniture Raisers (for Beds, Chairs and Settees) 
• Bathing Aids (Bath lifts, Bath boards, Shower Stools, Shower Chairs) 
• Bed Aids (Mattress Elevators, Backrests, Bedrails, Profiling Beds) 
• Pressure Aids (Cushions & Mattresses) 
• Mobility Aids (Walking Frames, Sticks, Crutches) 
• Hoists, Slings, Slide Sheets