Mealtime Partners, Inc. Dining Products
Eating is such an important activity of daily living, everyone who cannot feed themselves because of illness or disability, deserves the opportunity to do so through the use of assistive equipment. The Mealtime Partner powered feeding device can provide the pleasure of independence when eating. Users will select their own food and control the pace at which they eat. The risk of aspiration and reflux is reduced when the user can choose the pace at which they eat, providing a health side-benefit. Not being fed provides an increased capacity for social interaction during the meal (the quiet operation and offset positioning of the Partner enables typical conversation during meals) Also, caregivers will enjoy the reduced effort needed for providing meals and snacks.
Independent Eating has been achieved by many children and adults using the Mealtime Partner Dining Systems. The versatile mounting systems, shown below, make independent eating possible for the majority of individuals who cannot feed themselves.
Mealtime Partners maintains a small inventory of Evaluation Dining Systems that are made available to organization whose clients or students are considering assistive technology to provide mealtime independence.
Sometimes it is helpful for individuals to try equipment before purchasing it, to see first if it is appropriate for them, and secondly, to make sure that the best system configuration is selected. Evaluation units are normally available for periods of up to one month from the original date of shipping. However, an extension to this time can be requested, and, as long as there is no waiting list for equipment, an extension can be granted. See "how to obtain an evaluation dining system" for more details.
This page last updated 01-08-2019