Our Equipment Loan Program is there to help ease  some of the burden on our clients and their families. Our Palliative  clients can borrow any pieces of medical equipment we have on hand and  use them until no longer required. Our Director of Client  Services  meets with clients and their families, and with input from health  professionals helps determine what would be helpful. Dundas County  Hospice arranges for delivery and pick up for palliative clients.

We will also loan equipment on a short term (max. 3  months), basis to members of the community who are recovering from  surgery, accidents or illness in the event we have an excess of the  item. In this case, the borrower must arrange for pick-up and delivery  of equipment, present their Ontario Health Card and sign our Loan  Agreement. Community Loan pick up and return hours are on Tuesdays and  Thursdays between 10am and 2pm. Please call the office 613-535-2215 to  make arrangements for a Community Loan.

Who is eligible to borrow equipment?

 Anyone living in Dundas County with a life-threatening illness.   Also, if available, equipment may be borrowed on a short-term basis by  community members who are recovering from surgery, an accident or  illness for a period of 3 months. Health Card and basic identifying  information is required.    

 Some of the items available to borrow.

• Lift Chairs: electric, lazy-boy style; in various sizes
• Wheelchairs: Both regular and transport, oversized and tilting
• Walkers: 2-wheeled, 4-wheeled, no-wheeled, folding, non-folding
• Bath/Showers Chairs: Bath seats, with or without backs, and transfer benches
• Commodes: Wheeled commodes, oversized commodes, bucket or over-the-toilet
• Raised Toilet Seats: With or without handles
• Bed helpers and bed rails
• IV Pole
• Overbed Tables, Laptables
• RoHo Cushions: High and low profile
• Obus form: Back and seat
• Tub rails
• Reachers
• Room Monitors: audio only
• Swivel Disc, Transfer board
• Crutches, Canes
• Shampoo Trays