In your healthcare practice, fall prevention isn’t just about safety—it’s about enabling independence, preserving dignity, and supporting your clients’ ability to participate in meaningful daily activities. When recommending home safety solutions, every piece of equipment should be guided by evidence-informed choices that enhance functional mobility and reduce caregiver injuries.
The SuperPole is a trusted solution for vertical support and bed mobility, but when paired with the SuperBar, it becomes a truly comprehensive system for controlled, two-handed support that promotes confidence and safe mobility anywhere in the home.
1. Two Hands of Support
for Controlled Body Movements
Think of how your clients instinctively reach for stability when balance is challenged—one hand reaching for a wall, the other for a surface nearby. By adding the SuperBar, the SuperPole transforms single-point stability into a full support system that promotes safe transfers and controlled body movements.
Clients can maintain one hand on the pole and one on the horizontal bar, creating a wide, stable base of support. This two-hands of contact enables smoother sit-to-stand transitions, greater postural control, and confidence in performing everyday activities like toileting or repositioning in bed.
2. Adaptable to Individual Needs
Every client’s height and movement pattern is unique and so their equipment setup should fit their needs. Pole should be positioned to enable natural forward movement to bring the body weight over the feet, the height of the SuperBar should accommodate each client’s reach, shoulder range of motion, and transfer preferences. Whether assisting with bedside mobility, chair-to-commode transfers, or toilet use, the SuperBar can promote ergonomic and functional alignment.
This level of customization supports your healthcare goal of adapting the environment to the person, rather than forcing the person to adapt to the environment. Options include an angled ceiling plate, extenders for higher ceilings (8’-10’), a trapeze handle, or a heavy duty model (450lbs).
3. Pivot-and-Lock Technology: Secure Support at Every Step
The SuperBar’s Pivot-and-Lock technology—locking securely every 45°— ensures uninterrupted, stable support as your client moves. This allows for fluid, multi-directional transfers while maintaining two hands of support. The bar is pivoted when the client is safely supported by the vertical pole, allowing for a controlled, deliberate repositioning to the next locked setting. It ensures safety while promoting natural movement patterns and reducing reliance on caregivers.
Whether your client is moving from bed to wheelchair, or standing from the toilet, the bar provides consistent, dependable support throughout each step of the transfer.
4. Designed for Clients with Limited Hand Strength or Dexterity
For clients with arthritis, limited grip strength, or joint pain, traditional grab systems may not be gentle, ergonomic, or inclusive. The SuperBar’s soft-grip surface and minimal-effort pivot allow users to pivot the bar into position using the forearm or back of the hand—eliminating the strain often associated with grasping.
This inclusive approach enables safe mobility even when fine motor control or grip strength is compromised—empowering more clients to remain active as participants in their care routines.
6. Reducing caregiver injuries through safe transfer practices
Caregivers often bear the physical strain of supporting someone when upright, when stepping into a shower, or during difficult transfers. This puts them at risk of back, neck, and shoulder injuries. They often assume awkward postures when assisting with dressing and bathing tasks while providing support.
The SuperPole + SuperBar provides postural support for clients by allowing them to support their own body weight either with their hands or by leaning on the vertical pole. It also allows them to perform more independent and controlled movements —protecting both clients and caregivers. This system fosters dignity and participation while minimizing caregiver risk.
Practical Applications in Your Practice
Scenario 1: Bedside Mobility
Support clients to reposition in bed or to stand up from bed with confidence.
The SuperBar provides stable two-hand contact for safe weight shifts and
balance control during transitions to a wheelchair or commode or to provide
postural support when dressing.
Scenario 2: Bathroom Safety
Facilitate toilet transfers with consistent, solid support that pivots into
position each step of the way. The bar’s locking mechanism ensures stability and
promotes confidence through each phase of the transfer—ideal for clients who
need security in confined bathroom spaces.
Scenario 3: Living Room Safety
Low
furniture, soft cushions, and few stable surfaces make living room sit-to-stand
transfers more difficult for those with weakness or balance issues. The SuperPole
+ SuperBar provides support exactly where your client needs it without
disrupting their familiar setup.
Always Recommend the Complete System
When designing your clients’ home safety plans, ensure you plan for the SuperPole + SuperBar to provide a comprehensive, adaptable, versatile support that promotes independence, dignity, and confidence.
As clients age or their mobility changes, the SuperPole + SuperBar continues to adapt. It can be moved from one room to another, or if an additional unit is needed for another room, it is already is a trusted support that the client knows and uses, extending safety into other places in the home.
SuperPole + SuperBar enables safe, functional movement and support—empowering your clients to live fully and safely in all the spaces they call home.
About the Author:
Sandy Alexander B.Sc.(O.T.) is our Community and Clinical Education Specialist at HealthCraft Products. She comes to us after a rewarding 36 years as an Occupational Therapist. Sandy's passion for enabling function, adapting environments, and improving the quality of life for others, drives our mission at HealthCraft. She is spreading the message of Fall Prevention through local community events, industry conferences, and throughout our North American dealer network.