IHM Wish List 2017-2018
IHM donors have always been very generous when it comes to supporting the sisters. Now they have a unique opportunity to make life a little easier for the IHM Motherhouse residents.
Below is an updated wish list that highlights the 2017-2018 funding priorities. There are variety of items and gift ranges from which to choose. Your gift of support will benefit the entire community, especially our retired sisters living within the Motherhouse.
After you have chosen the item(s) you wish to support, click on the Wish List button below to make a gift.
We are grateful to the many benefactors who support the IHM congregation. If you have questions, please contact the IHM Development Office at 734-240-9860 or develop@ihmsisters.org.
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Recliner Chairs Vital Signs Blood Pressure Monitors Oxygen Concentrators High Flow Oxygen Concentrators Sit to Stand Transfer Device Bariatric Reclining Shower Chair Pressure Reduction Mattresses Vigil Memory Care Wireless Call System
Touchscreen Laptop Biodex Balance System SD Therapeutic Cycling System Large Flat Screen Televisions Two of the televisions have been generously donated. Biodex NEW Mobility Assist Device Nebulizers Five of the 10 nebulizers have been generously donated.
Recliner chairs provide added comfort and help to reduce leg swelling. They are used in health care and memory care.
New blood pressure machines to replace exhausted equipment in health care and memory care.
These concentrators are used to deliver oxygen to those who require it. The concentrator filters in air, compresses it, and delivers air continuously. The air supply will never run out.
These concentrators are designed for patients with severe cases of low oxygen in the blood stream and provide a high flow of air that is necessary to meet their oxygen requirements.
This lifting equipment will assist our staff with safe resident transfers – one position to another.
These shower chairs provides safety, comfort and peace of mind to post stroke residents who are unable to bend their joints easily.
Mattresses provide residents pressure relieving support to prevent and heal pressure ulcers.
This wireless call system will be added to our current wired safety system. It uses sensors and sophisticated software to ensure resident safety while respecting their privacy and dignity of the resident. The system only calls staff when a resident is outside their safe behavior pattern and not every time they move.
Touchscreen Signature Laptop that provides engaging activities for memory care residents where they can experience art, music and travel.
This system has been designed to meet the needs of everyone looking to improve balance, increase agility, develop muscle tone and treat a wide variety of pathologies. It is the only system that provides a fast, accurate fall risk screening and conditioning program for older adults.
The Omnicycle™ is similar to an ordinary exercise cycle, but can be powered by the arms or legs. It also has a special motorized system that senses the amount of help needed to exercise. This allows those with physical limitations to participate in therapeutic exercise activities sooner after illness or injury.
These wall mounted units replace our aged TVs in resident lounges.
This device is a motorized lift-assist device that brings patients from a seated to standing position. It is important to get patients up and walking This activity overcomes circulation problems, disuse atrophy, stimulates neural pathways, and plays a role in the patient’s sense of independence. It is important to get patients up and walking. This basic activity overcomes circulation problems, disuse atrophy, stimulates neural pathways and plays a role in the psychology of a patient’s sense of independence
Nebulizers are used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs. They are commonly used for the treatment of cystic fibrosis, asthma, COPD and other respiratory diseases or disorders.