Quick Summary:
As a caregiver, your time is just as important as those who need your help. Keeping supplies stocked and well-organized can help reduce stress and provide peace of mind. Setting up monthly bulk shipments of commonly used items minimizes the time you spend shopping for essential supplies. Save time, money, and your sanity by setting up a product replacement schedule.
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Introduction
Effective caregiver time management skills go a long way in reducing stress. Proper supply organization facilitates tracking stock inventory and maximizes the efficiency of home medical equipment use.
Practicing routine maintenance and replacement techniques makes everyday care as quick and seamless as possible.
Vitality Medical offers autoship options at intervals ranging from weeks to months. Scheduling automatic re-orders of commonly used items helps ensure you never run out of much-needed supplies.
Organizing Supplies for Easy Access
Ordering commonly used medical supplies in bulk is an easy way to stay ahead of the inventory game and often saves you money over time. At Vitality Medical, caregivers can find discounts on multipack incontinence supply products such as gloves, wipes, and underpads.
Once you’ve received your order, it’s time to organize your supplies. Accurately labeling your storage bins reduces the time spent locating supplies and facilitates taking inventory. With as little as a marker and some masking tape, you can create a convenient caregiver supply station.
Automating Supply Reorders
Life gets busy. Supply reordering can sometimes be pushed to the back burner when more urgent issues arise. Running out of supplies is a nightmare for caregivers. Recurring delivery programs save money and help prevent supply shortages.
Vitality Medical offers scheduled delivery on many of our disposable products for caregiver convenience.
If an item is eligible for a subscription, it will have a “start autoship” option beside the “add to cart” button. Clicking on it will direct you to your shopping cart, where you can select your desired delivery frequency.
Intervals range from days and weeks to months. If you change your mind before checking out, it’s easy to switch back to a standard order. Just click the “one-time purchase” option above “autoship & save”.
Call our friendly customer service team with any questions you might have about our medical supply auto-ship programs.
Streamlining Equipment Setup
Equipment like hospital beds, oxygen concentrators, or commodes are daily necessities. Most products include quick-start medical guides for caregivers. As days pass, your set-up efficiency will improve, giving you more time to attend to you and your loved one’s needs.
Hospital Beds
- Clean and regularly to prevent infections.
- Keep extra sheets and underpads on hand to replace immediately while the dirty set is in the wash.
Oxygen Concentrators
- Replace and cannulas as needed or according to the recommended schedule in the product documentation and manuals.
- Check that the humidifier has sufficient distilled water.
- Check the cannula’s connection.
- Plug the power cord into an outlet.
Commodes
- Check for loose or missing parts in the frame
- Check for cracks or wear in the bucket.
- Replace bags and liners as soon as they are soiled.
- Even if you use , wash the bucket regularly.
Saving Time on Replacements
Frequently used medical equipment tends to wear out quickly. Replacing these items is extremely important to the patient’s safety and quality of life.
- Wheelchair users need seat cushions and replacement parts.
- Patients on supplemental oxygen need replacement tubing, masks, and concentrator filters.
- Bedridden patients need hospital bed accessories.
- Elderly patients need commode bucket replacements.
With time and practice, you will become an expert on when and how to switch out equipment components. Doctors will typically advise on replacement schedules for various medical supplies and equipment. If not, products will include a brochure with user instructions. Whether it’s commode liners or oxygen concentrator filters, Vitality Medical offers a broad variety of compatible supplies and replacement parts.
Conclusion
Organized caregiving routines save time, reduce stress, and maximize the attention you can give to your loved one.
Storing supplies in labeled bins reduces the time caregivers spend looking for equipment. It also helps keep track of inventory.
Setting up automatic recurring bulk shipments saves money and ensures you have the right products when you need them.
Having extra supplies and practicing routine maintenance and replacement techniques improves efficiency and reduces stress.
Keeping track of replacement schedules and supply inventory gives you a heads up on maintenance needs, allowing you to stay ahead of the game with reordering equipment.
Vitality Medical is here to help with all of your caregiver needs. Call our customer service team with questions about products or for assistance with ordering .
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