Independent Living Centre: Posture Care Resources

The Independent Living Centre (ILC) is an equipment specialist service staffed by NHS therapists. They offer impartial and independent assessment and advice to individuals, families and carers. They can be contacted for advice by email or telephone, and members of the public can book assessments in their Newton Abbot based equipment demonstration centre. 

The service has a variety of resources available on their website including;

• Before you buy guides for a variety of equipment
• Supplier lists
• ''Taking care guides ''- advice for carers to support people to keep safe and well
• A guide to ''supporting posture in dementia'

The most relevant resources for care homes are all in one location, which you will find on this link:

Advice and Resources for Devon Staff and Care Providers - Independent Living Centre

You can also find links to the training videos below:

• Training Video – Posture Care for Carers Part 1: an introduction to posture
• Training Video – Posture Care for Carers Part 2

Megan Braide,Therapist at the ILC, gave an excellent talk at our November RMN session. You can watch the RMN recording here.

Telephone: 01392 280181         Email: ilc-exeter@devon.gov.uk        Website: www.independentlivingcentre.org.uk