The AlphaCare II designed for individuals with postural instability and significant movements, such as those with Huntington’s disease.
The AlphaCare II designed for individuals with postural instability and significant movements, such as those with Huntington’s disease.
AlphaCare® II
Introducing the AlphaCare II, our latest innovation in specialist seating, designed for individuals with significant postural instability and movement challenges. Engineered with safety and stability in mind, this robust chair offers a range of features to enhance comfort and well-being.
Ideal for individuals with conditions such as Huntington’s disease, dementia, and other neurological or neuromuscular disorders, the AlphaCare provides optimal support in health and social care environments. With its linked seat and back recline, the chair automatically adjusts seat angles to ensure postural stability, while the contoured back promotes a midline position for improved physiological function and engagement.
The AlphaCare II goes beyond comfort, incorporating thoughtful design elements such as supportive armrests for added security and an ergonomic block leg rest to promote lower limb support and energy conservation. The Reflexion® foam technology in both the seat and leg rest ensures effective pressure relief for users with limited mobility, reducing the risk of pressure injuries.
After undergoing an extensive two-year trial period, the AlphaCare II was fine-tuned based on real-world feedback, making it the ultimate seating solution for individuals who require specialised postural care.
Designed specifically to provide enhanced support and safety, the AlphaCare is ideal for individuals with complex postural needs, including:
- Neurological and neuromuscular conditions: For individuals with conditions like Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and motor neuron disease, the AlphaCare offers stability and comfort that addresses the significant involuntary movements and postural instability commonly associated with these conditions.
- Cognitive impairments: The chair provides much-needed support for those living with cognitive conditions such as dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and brain injuries, offering enhanced safety, postural alignment, and comfort to help manage their unique movement challenges.
- Postural instability and limited control: Individuals with impaired postural control, resulting from stroke, cerebral palsy, or spinal cord injuries, can benefit greatly from the design, which helps to maintain a stable, aligned sitting position, reducing the risk of falls and discomfort.
- Significant and severe movements: The chair is tailored for users who experience severe involuntary movements or dystonia, providing essential support to maintain balance and prevent unsafe shifts in posture during unpredictable body movements.
- Semi-ambulant and non-ambulant: For individuals with limited or no ambulatory capability due to muscular dystrophy, advanced arthritis, or other mobility impairments, the AlphaCare offers an ergonomic design that aids in transfers, provides comfort for long periods of sitting, and helps caregivers assist in daily activities more easily.
Its design makes it highly adaptable to various settings where comfort, safety and postural management are priorities, these include:
- Domestic and Home Care: Enhancing comfort and independence for individuals with mobility challenges, supporting daily activities like sitting, relaxing,and safe transfers while reducing injury risks for caregivers.
- Educational Settings: Ideal for students with neurological or physical impairments, providing postural support and stability, helping maintain comfort and focus throughout the school day.
- Hospital Wards and Rehabilitation Centres: Aiding in recovery by facilitating safe transfers, ensuring proper posture and offering comfort for patients with complex postural needs.
- Hospices and Respite Care: Offering crucial postural and pressure care, the AlphaCare relieves discomfort and pressure points, providing a dignified and relaxing seating experience for patients in palliative or temporary care.
- Nursing and Residential Homes: Designed for long-term care, the AlphaCare ensures stability, comfort, and high risk pressure care, supporting residents with limited mobility while assisting caregivers in their routines.
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Designed specifically to provide enhanced support and safety, the AlphaCare is ideal for individuals with complex postural needs, including:
- Neurological and neuromuscular conditions: For individuals with conditions like Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and motor neuron disease, the AlphaCare offers stability and comfort that addresses the significant involuntary movements and postural instability commonly associated with these conditions.
- Cognitive impairments: The chair provides much-needed support for those living with cognitive conditions such as dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and brain injuries, offering enhanced safety, postural alignment, and comfort to help manage their unique movement challenges.
- Postural instability and limited control: Individuals with impaired postural control, resulting from stroke, cerebral palsy, or spinal cord injuries, can benefit greatly from the design, which helps to maintain a stable, aligned sitting position, reducing the risk of falls and discomfort.
- Significant and severe movements: The chair is tailored for users who experience severe involuntary movements or dystonia, providing essential support to maintain balance and prevent unsafe shifts in posture during unpredictable body movements.
- Semi-ambulant and non-ambulant: For individuals with limited or no ambulatory capability due to muscular dystrophy, advanced arthritis, or other mobility impairments, the AlphaCare offers an ergonomic design that aids in transfers, provides comfort for long periods of sitting, and helps caregivers assist in daily activities more easily.
Its design makes it highly adaptable to various settings where comfort, safety and postural management are priorities, these include:
- Domestic and Home Care: Enhancing comfort and independence for individuals with mobility challenges, supporting daily activities like sitting, relaxing,and safe transfers while reducing injury risks for caregivers.
- Educational Settings: Ideal for students with neurological or physical impairments, providing postural support and stability, helping maintain comfort and focus throughout the school day.
- Hospital Wards and Rehabilitation Centres: Aiding in recovery by facilitating safe transfers, ensuring proper posture and offering comfort for patients with complex postural needs.
- Hospices and Respite Care: Offering crucial postural and pressure care, the AlphaCare relieves discomfort and pressure points, providing a dignified and relaxing seating experience for patients in palliative or temporary care.
- Nursing and Residential Homes: Designed for long-term care, the AlphaCare ensures stability, comfort, and high risk pressure care, supporting residents with limited mobility while assisting caregivers in their routines.
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Features
Block Leg Rest
The addition of an ergonomic block leg rest that fully supports the lower limbs can promote extra safety, comfort and relaxation. A quick release handle near the head of the user to make it easier for the carer to remove the leg rest.
Contoured Back Support
The contoured back support encourages a midline position for those with mild to moderate postural care needs to aid physiological function and engagement in activities. This may be indicated for users who present with limited sitting ability due to weakness, abnormal muscle tone or fatigue.
Sliding Footplate
A sliding footplate makes the AlphaCare easier to porter the user from room to room without compromising on stability.
Reflexion® Foam
The AlphaCare features advanced Reflexion® foam in both the seat and leg rest, specifically designed to redistribute pressure and enhance comfort for individuals with limited mobility.
Four Braked Castors
These durable castors allow for easy manoeuvrability, enabling caregivers to move the chair smoothly from one location to another. The brakes can be engaged effortlessly, securing the chair in place when the user is seated, preventing accidental movement and enhancing user confidence during transfers and daily activities.Accessories
Linked Seat & Back Angle Recline
The linked seat and back recline function promotes comfort and feelings of security within the chair; as the chair reclines, the seat angle adjusts to encourage postural stability and optimum pelvic positioning.