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Assistive technology for safer,more independent living.

Practical devices that support everyday tasks, improve safety, and help somebody stay confident at home — without the disruption of a major modification.

A wall-mounted home control panel beside a kitchen in a Melbourne home, showing lighting and security controls

A device can solve whata renovation cannot.

Most of the work on this site changes the building. A rail goes into a stud, a threshold is ramped, a wall comes out. That is the right answer when the problem is the house — a step that cannot be climbed, a shower that cannot be entered.

Sometimes the house is fine and the task is the problem. Somebody manages the kitchen perfectly well but has twice left a hotplate on. Somebody is safe alone all day but cannot get to the door in time to let a carer in. Somebody is profoundly deaf and would sleep through the smoke alarm.

None of those is fixed by building work, and all three are fixed by a small device fitted properly. That is what this part of the range is for, and it is why an occupational therapist usually prescribes it from a different part of a plan.

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What we supplyand install.

Four groups, each answering a different risk in the home.

  • Stove timers and gas isolation

    An automatic shut-off that turns a cooktop or oven off after a set period, so an unattended pot stops being a fire. A key-operated isolation switch is available where the stove should not be used unsupervised at all.

  • Bidets

    Installation of a bidet seat or unit, with the power point and the plumbing done by licensed trades and the backflow protection Victorian regulation requires. Independence in the one room where help is hardest to accept.

  • Key safes

    A wall-mounted, combination-locked box that holds a spare key. Carers, family, and emergency services get in without the resident crossing the house, and without a key under a pot by the door.

  • Home alerting systems

    Doorbell, telephone, and smoke alerts converted into a flashing light, a much louder sound, or a bed shaker — for somebody who is deaf, hard of hearing, or simply sleeps through a standard alarm.

Vital Ease at a glance

Projects completed
300+

Projects completed

Agreements with Home Care Package and NDIS providers
100+

Agreements with Home Care Package and NDIS providers

Valued customers
200+

Valued customers

  • NDIS — National Disability Insurance Scheme registered provider
  • State-wide Equipment Program approved supplier
  • Victorian Building Authority registered builder
  • Home Care Packages approved provider

Who thisis for.

The people these devices are usually prescribed for.

  • Someone living alone, or alone during the day

    The risks that decide whether independent living continues are usually the ones nobody is there to catch — a hotplate left on, a fall behind a locked door, an alarm nobody hears.

  • Someone whose memory is changing

    A timer that acts on its own asks nothing of the person using it. That is the difference between a device that helps and a device that becomes one more thing to remember.

  • Carers, family, and support workers

    Most of these devices are as much for the people who visit as for the person who lives there — getting in, being alerted, and knowing the stove cannot be left running.

How an installationworks.

  1. Quoting

    We quote to the occupational therapist’s specification, and tell you plainly if we think something in it will not work in that house. Where a funding body is involved, the quote is approved before anything is booked.

  2. Onsite consultation and installation

    Our tradespeople attend and carry out the work. Where the job needs a licensed electrician or plumber — a stove timer and a bidet both do — that trade attends rather than a general handyperson.

  3. Handover and warranty

    We show the resident and, where they want it, the carer how the device actually works before we leave. The work and the products are covered by the relevant warranties.

Brochuresand guides.

The paperwork an occupational therapist or plan manager needs to specify and approve this work.

Product brochures

  • Stove timer rangeComing soon
  • Assistive technology rangeComing soon

Quote request requirements

  • Minor modifications — quote request requirementsComing soon

Questions

What people ask aboutassistive technology.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between assistive technology and a home modification?
A home modification changes the building — a rail fixed into the wall, a ramp built to a threshold, a bathroom rebuilt. Assistive technology changes the task instead: the stove turns itself off, the doorbell flashes a light, the door can be opened by a carer with a code. The distinction matters beyond words, because funding bodies treat the two differently and an occupational therapist will usually prescribe them from separate parts of a plan.
Is assistive technology covered by the NDIS or a Home Care Package?
It commonly is, under both, and also under DVA and aged care funding — but the category, the budget it comes from, and whether an assessment is required all depend on the item and the plan. We work with participants, plan managers, and occupational therapists on all of these pathways, and the honest first step is to tell us which funding you hold so we can quote it in a form your provider can approve.
Do I need an occupational therapist’s report before you install anything?
Not always. Private clients often come to us directly and we can guide the process from there. Where a funding body is paying, they usually want an occupational therapist’s recommendation, and for anything that touches safety in the kitchen or the bathroom we would rather work to one — an assessment catches the risk you did not ring us about, which is frequently the more serious one.
Can you install a device I have already bought?
Yes, and for some items that is the normal arrangement. Bidets in particular are supplied by the client or the occupational therapist and installed by us. Send us a photograph of the unit and of where it is going before you buy, because the installation requirements — a power point, backflow protection, or a particular wall type — sometimes rule a specific model out.

Can’t see your question? Call us on +61 3 8658 1358 — we’re happy to talk it through.

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Ready to make your home safer and more accessible? Our team is here to help from your first consultation through to the final handover. Let’s talk about what’s possible for your home.

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