Comfort & Peace of Mind
“My grandmother spent the last few years of her life in the Broda Centric Positioning Wheelchair. This was a relief to see her out of bed and comfortable in her wheelchair throughout the day. When we visited we were able to easily push her around the care facility, chatting with her and the other residents. The functionality and simplicity of Broda clearly contributed to a better quality of life for my grandmother in her final years. A few years later this personal experience later led me to join Broda as Head of Marketing! “
Easy to Use & Durable
We have two Broda chairs- one for a resident with Huntington’s Disease, and one for a resident with Parkinson’s Disease. The Huntington’s resident is severely spastic with uncontrolled movements. We have tried multiple chairs with lap restraints and lap belts with no avail. The resident had severe, injurious falls and has had no falls since the Broda placement. The chair for the Parkinson’s resident is used for comfort and he has had no discomfort since using the Broda chair. The staff really likes the Broda chairs. They are easy to use, adjust, roll, etc. They are excellent, durable chairs and we are very satisfied.
Solving the Unsolvable
Our facility had a gentleman with severe contractures in his legs and he had not been out of bed for a very long time. We tried various other seating options with no success. Finally, as a last resort, our Rehab Manager suggested we call Broda. After discussing his needs, we arranged a trial of an Elite Positioning Wheelchair for this resident. For the first time in a very long time, the resident was able to be out of bed, comfortable, and social again. We want to thank Broda for solving an issue that we thought was unsolvable.
I Had Broda on Speed Dial
I was introduced to Broda in 2010 when I worked as a Rehab LPN in Long Term Care. I would request these chairs frequently and had the Broda representative on speed dial. Whenever I had a client needing a wheelchair for comfort, dementia sensory issues (we always chose the pedal rocker wheelchairs). As families witnessed the change that a Broda made, they would purchase one.
Increasing Quality of Life at School
I work with a young man named Mason. Mason is 19 years old and has had his Broda chair for approximately two and a half years. The Broda chair is what I would consider as life-changing for him. It has been a positive and significant influence in Mason’s quality of life here at school.
Reducing Sheer Force
We have found the Broda Pedal Wheelchair beneficial in reducing the need to use added restraints and even more it has improved out-of-bed positioning for our residents. The chair enables a resident’s position to be changed by tilting instead of reclining. This is beneficial in that changing position with tilting instead of reclining reduces the sheering forces in the areas of the sacrum, coccyx, and ischial tuberosities thus reducing the potential for skin integrity problems. The Pedal Chair also enables residents, with the ability, to be independently mobile while in a tilted position which decreases the fatigue of the trunk musculature by not having to support their upper body in a fully upright position all day.
Nothing Works Better than Broda
I have been using Broda wheelchairs for over 20 years in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and geriatric in-patient settings. I have used Broda wheelchairs with clients who have needed this flexible support and I have been happy with the results. There are no other options that work better than Broda wheelchairs for clients with extreme, non-purposeful movement.
A Carefully Thought-Out Bariatric Product
We were so pleased with how the Vanguard Bariatric Wheelchair allowed us to provide a way to get our resident out of bed and provided a way for her to be upright and to participate in many facility activities which she couldn’t safely do in her standard bariatric wheelchair. By using the removable armrests, our staff was able to use a mechanical lift to safely transfer the resident without injury. Several staff members commented on how the tracking brake feature allowed them to propel the wheelchair safely in a straight path with decreased stress on their bodies. The manual foot pump also allowed staff to position the resident comfortably for upright sitting activities with minimal stress. Overall we were very pleased with the features and performance of this wheelchair and would choose it again. Thank you for creating such a carefully thought-out product!
Healing the Worst Pressure Injury I’ve Ever Seen
We had a patient with COPD and claustrophobia. As a result, she refused to sleep in her bed, so she was in her wheelchair day and night. Despite our therapists’ best efforts, she developed the worst pressure injury I had ever seen. In an effort to be objective and demonstrate what worked and what did not have any effect, the red area was outlined with a black Sharpie marker. We got her a Broda positioning wheelchair as a trial and after one day, her injured area had diminished by approximately two inches all the way around. Best of all, she reported being much more comfortable.
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