UDS Foundation
Accessing Independence - Custom Wheelchair Seating
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Their custom wheelchair seating process, molds wheelchairs to exact curvature of the spine, providing many health and functional benefits. These include decreasing the risk of pressure sores, and enabling proper breathing and swallowing by helping to maintain an upright posture.
Creating a custom wheelchair seating system for individuals unique physical needs includes the integration of many components. These include:
Molded Orthotic Seats and Backs,
Shoulder Harnesses,
Padded Hip Belts,
Foot Boxes,
Adjustable Head Supports,
Trunk Supports,
Elbow Blocks,
Trays
Their Custom Wheelchair Seating team can work with any local home medical provider. However, getting their chair from UDS means easier scheduling, simplified billing procedures, and more efficient communication.
1325 Elm Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
Lancaster, PA 17603
Eligibility:
Children and adults of all disabilities needing custom wheelchair
seating for proper positioning
Hours:
Office: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm; Intake: Monday
through Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm
Phone/FAX Numbers
- (888) 837-4235
- (717) 947-7446 - Fax
Email Address: resourcecenter@udsfoundation.org
Fee Amounts:
Coverage available through waiver programs; Medicaid and most
insurance; Co-pays and deductibles may apply; Private pay
Intake Procedure:
Telephone
Intake Requirements:
Insurance cards
Geographical Area:
Adams, Berks, Carbon, Chester, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin,
Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming,
Mifflin, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry,
Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Union, York
Additional Services Offered at this Agency:
- Attendant Services for People With Disabilities
- Case/Care Management * Physical Disabilities
- Electric Scooters
- Emergency Alert
- Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
- Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
- Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
- Homemaker Assistance
- Housekeeping Assistance
- In Home Respite Care
- Independent Living Skills Instruction
- Job Development
- Job Finding Assistance
- Life Skills Education
- Personal Care
- Recreational Activities/Sports
- Service Animals
- State Medicaid Waiver Programs
- Toileting Aids
- Transfer Devices
- Walking Aids
- Wheelchairs/Wheeled Mobility
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UDS Foundation
Accessing Independence - Custom Wheelchair Seating
Accessing Independence - Custom Wheelchair Seating