My daughter is age 25 and has a disability. She is able to do very little for herself. She has various equipment provided by NHS to make life easier. This includes a tablet controlled system that can switch lights on and off, make phone calls and open the front door. The door opener was supplied 10 years ago through NHS by a different company to the tablet which she got last year. The door opener keeps breaking down. It was repaired yesterday and has stopped working again today. So my daughter cannot open the door to let carers in, can't go out and can't open the door to let the repair man in if he comes when she is at home alone. This equipment is supposed to make her more independent but it seems to just create more work for me. I have emailed the REACH Team. The office is closed until Monday morning so nothing will be done before then and then probably another couple of days until someone comes to repair it.
"Door closer keeps breaking down"
About: Falkirk Community Hospital Falkirk Community Hospital Falkirk FK1 5QE
Posted by Mrs Scottiedogz (as ),
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