Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP) and Manual Wheelchair Recycling Program
Organization: Canadian Red Cross - Cambridge Branch
Category: Assistive Equipment
The Canadian Red Cross will be closing its Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP)
Service Details
Description:
The Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP) offers affordable rentals of health equipment to individuals dealing with mobility issues, illness or injury. Equipment available includes mobility aids, walking aids, & bathing aids.

The Manual Wheelchair Recycling Program is a partnership between Ontario's Assistive Devices Program (ADP) and the Red Cross aiming at increasing the life-cycle of adult manual wheelchairs. The program enables people to return their ADP funded manual wheelchairs to any Red Cross branch in Ontario once they are no longer needed. Wheelchairs identified for re-use are fully cleaned, disinfected, and maintained so that they can effectively and safely be used again as part of our HELP inventory.
Languages: English, French
Special Accommodation:
Wheelchair Accessible
Cost to Client:
Our health equipment is available for rent on a monthly basis (prices are effective as of July 2014 and are subject to change without notice):

Items available for rent :
Manual wheelchairs $40.00
Elevating leg rests $15.00 (each)
Companion/Transport chairs $40.00
Walkers $25.00
Rollator walkers $30.00
Canes $12.00
Crutches $12.00
Commodes $25.00
Bath transfer benches $25.00
Bath seats $20.00
Raised toilet seats $20.00
Toilet safety frames $15.00
Bathtub safety rails (clamp on) $12.00
Reachers/grabbers $12.00


Items available for purchase:
Commode buckets or splash guards $15.00 (each)

First month payment is due at the on-set of service. Renewal payment options include:
- cash (in person; do not send cash in the mail)
- credit card (payment can be taken by phone)
- cheque
- money order

Where in-home delivery is available, delivery fees must be paid with the initial payment at the on-set of service. Where in-home pick-up is available, the pick-up fees must be paid on the day of the pick-up at the latest. Contact your local branch to inquire about in-home delivery/pick up services.
Eligibility Criteria
Other Criteria:
Minimum Age: 16 yrs
Criteria:
To access equipment through HELP, a recommendation form must be completed by a regulated health care professional. This process guarantees that clients have been assessed and instructed on the proper use of the recommended health equipment based on their individual needs.
Referral Contact Information
Referral Processing Address:
Canadian Red Cross - Cambridge Branch
17 Cambridge St, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Referral Instructions:
Recommendation forms are accepted from the following regulated health care professionals:
- Physicians and Surgeons
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Social Workers
- Chiropractors
- Nurses including Registered Nurses (RN), Registered Practical Nurses (RPN) and Nurse Practitioners (NP)

Completed recommendation forms are accepted in person, by fax, and by email. Phone referrals are not encouraged but are also accepted. If a recommendation is faxed or emailed directly to us, please provide the client with a copy so the client can follow up with our local branch and confirm availability of the item(s) and make pick up arrangements.
REPLACE_NUMBER Service Address: Canadian Red Cross Society - Cambridge Branch, 17 Cambridge St, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Inquiry Phone: 1 (519) 621-1840
Available 8:30am - 4:30pm, Mon - Fri
Website: Visit Us
Inquiry Email: Email Us
How to Apply:
Clients are encouraged to apply in person or by phone.
Note: A recommendation form must be completed by a regulated health care professional to access our program. Completed recommendation forms can also be faxed in or emailed to us. See Service details and Referral Information for more information.
Information in French about the program is available upon request / Renseignements sur le programme sont disponibles en français sur demande.