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Head Office
33 Kofo Abayomi Street,
Victoria Island,
Lagos State, Nigeria
+2349073016018
info@physiocentersofafrica.com
www.physiocentersofafrica.com


LEASE FOR OFFICE SPACE

Physio Centers of Africa Ltd-PCA is a physiotherapy and physical rehabilitation business which provides the following services; physical therapy and rehabilitation delivered in outpatient centers or, within referring hospitals, home/elder care services delivered at the homes of the patients; and continuing medical education courses for physiotherapists and other medical professionals.

PCA is currently located at 33 Kofo Abayomi street, Victoria Island and wants to open another branch in VI and hence looking for a clinic space to rent.

Please find our needs below;

Type of Property:
Commercial

Preferred Location:
Within the Victoria Island environs / Akin Adesola, Ajose Adeogun and Sanusi Fafunsi vicinity. Good proximity to major hospitals.

Space:
PCA has a need for approximately 110(minimum) to 150sqm(maximum) on a ground floor, or bungalow with wheel chair access. The space needs to be appropriate for partitioning into the following areas, 2-3 treatment rooms, 3-4 rehabilitation rooms, gym, reception, office space, meeting room and store. (See attached sketch)

Price Range:
-Rent: 25,000 to 30,000 per square meters
-Services (including power): Maximum of 1.5M

Expected Service:
-Landlord shall be responsible for providing all utilities and building services including cleaning and maintenance, repairs, landscaping, pest control, trash removal, security (see below) and power during operations.
-There should be provision for on-site personnel that assists with services and access to a site manager, who is empowered to address tenant issues.

Hours of Service:
PCA shall have access to the space at all times. PCA’s regular operational hours are Monday through Friday, 8am to 7pm and Saturdays, 9am to 4pm. All building services shall be regulated to provide for appropriate commercial conditions during those hours (e.g. electricity, water, security)

Parking:
PCA requires ample parking space for its clients and staff.

Security:
Space should have 24hours security.

Regulatory and Environmental Conditions:
The building and premises shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances and codes including but not limited to LAWMA. There should be potable and proper water treatment as PCA is a healthcare facility.

Signage:
-Specify interior and exterior signage rights of PCA, including building and entrance.
-Landlord should ensure that building address is clearly visible.

Ease of Access:
The ideal space should have proximity to, and ease of access to and from major roads and thoroughfares.

Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

Yours sincerely,

Oyinkan Fowosire
Portfolio Analyst, Invivo Partner Ltd, Acting Project Manager Physio Centers of Africa.
ofowosire@invivopartners.com
+234 8031137604

CC: Dr Michelle Neff; Director, Clinical Excellence, Physio Centers of Africa
mneff@physiocentersofafrica.com
+234 9073016022

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Whether you are having a knee replacement, knee arthroscopy, or anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, here are some tips that will make your recovery easier and faster.

1. Prepare
Anticipate that your mobility will be challenged in the days following surgery. Get your home ready and ask a physiotherapist to teach you how to navigate stairs, bathe while keeping your leg (i.e. surgical site) dry, and create a list of post-operative equipment to have in place before your arrival home.

2. Stay ahead of the pain.
Your doctor will prescribe a narcotic medication and possibly an anti-inflammatory. Taking the medications as prescribed will help prevent unanticipated pain in the early days following your knee surgery.

3. Calf pumps.
Move your foot up and down to stretch and contract your calf muscles. The reason for this is to keep the blood flowing in your legs and as a result diminish the chances of a blood clot.

4. Quads sets.
It is important to do quadricep (thigh) contractions (i.e. While sitting on the floor with legs flat in front of you, press your knees down into the ground using your thigh muscles). Contract both thighs at the same time. Exercising the opposite leg improves performance on the operative leg because of cross-innervation of the quadriceps muscle by the femoral nerve.

5. Keep your leg elevated.
Place pillows or a wedge underneath your heel (not underneath your knee). This allows you to elevate your leg above your heart which in turn decreases swelling and helps keep your knee straight.

6. Cryotherapy.
Using ice (20 min on, 20 min off) will help minimise swelling and inflammation. This will also reduce pain.

7. Early physiotherapy.
Starting physiotherapy on postoperative day 1-3 is recommended in order to optimise your mobility, jump start your range of motion, mobilise your knee cap to prevent stiffness and scar tissue formation, and get your quadriceps muscles stimulated.

8. Focus on range of motion.
While the first few days following surgery can be challenging, early motion is critical to achieving success. The goal in the first four to six weeks following surgery is to achieve full straightening and bending.

9. Get help.
Having a family member or friend to help you with mobility, medications, meals, and companionship in the early days following surgery will make your post-operative experience more pleasant. The right support goes a long way.

10. Communicate with your surgeon’s office.
Ask your surgeon or his staff when you should change your initial dressing, when you can get the wound wet in the shower, and when to follow-up for removal of sutures.

Book an appointment and start recovering the right way!

Call PCA today on 0813 028 0496.

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Why is “Good” Home Health Care So Important?

Have you or has someone close to you had a stroke? Do you have a parent who’s been diagnosed with dementia, or a loved one who is simply getting older and has lost their ability to move well due to arthritis, aches and pains or deconditioning? There are many reasons why people can become “homebound” or even “bed-bound”, and the healthcare provided that this point is not just critical to your recovery, your mental state, comfort and wellbeing, but it can even be a matter of life and death. Finding a healthcare provider who can come to the home is easy, but it’s important to find someone who isn’t just there to do the basics, because there are many more factors to consider.

Your whole healthcare team should be monitoring various things, for example:
• are medications being taken and being taken correctly?
• Patients who are homebound, especially the elderly, are more likely to have complications with their medications. Usually they have been prescribed many meds, and sometimes by different doctors who may not know the other medications taken and therefore might prescribe a combination that is contraindicated. They also tend to forget to take their meds on the correct schedule or choose not to take them at all.
• Your healthcare provider, whether it is a doctor, nurse or physio, should be able to review medications for concerns and also identify when their patient is showing warning signs or red flags of a problem. It is also very common for these patients to develop conditions such as UTI’s (urinary tract infection) and with proper care and supervision, the warning signs should be noted, and proper tests and treatment should be done.

Another very important factor is a patient’s level of fall risk.
• Have you noticed any of your older family members, or even yourself, reaching for walls or furniture as they walk around the house for support?
• Or sometimes struggling with your vision and balance to get out of bed and get to the bathroom quickly when the urge to urinate comes at night and there isn’t quite enough time to wake up properly and safely get to the toilet?
• These factors always indicate that there is a high risk of falls.
o You may be thinking to yourself that a fall isn’t such a big deal, but for those over 50 it can often be life threatening.
o In fact, up to 58% of people who fracture a hip will die within the first year after the incident.
o This number can be significantly reduced though with proper aftercare.

So, what should a physiotherapist do to help prevent falls and promote safety and independence with these patients?
1. A physiotherapist will perform a standard physiotherapy assessment to determine what treatments they can give to help with pain relief, strengthening, flexibility, etc. They will subsequently take the patient through a progressive program with their specific goals in mind.
2. They will assess fall risk in the home.
• This means they will evaluate the flooring and other surfaces, the patient’s personal factors such as vision or bladder incontinence, balance reactions and equipment and other assistive devices already present.
• The therapist will also assess the transfers (rolling in bed and sitting up from laying down, sitting on or standing from a chair or toilet, getting into and out of the bath/shower, etc).
• They will then incorporate all of this information into a program that will train both the patient and their caregivers to decrease the risk of falls and improve their ability to do their ADL’s (activities of daily living) as independently as possible.
• They will also make recommendations for equipment and other ways to modify the home in the patient’s best interest.
o For example, they may recommend installing a grab bar in the bathroom for the patient to hold onto or a shower seat for safe bathing.
3. At PCA, our therapists don’t just make recommendations, but they can also supply the equipment and subsequently help to install it and train the patient and caregivers in its proper use.
• For example, a patient may need a toilet seat raiser if getting onto and off of the toilet is challenging because it’s too low.
• Or they may need a bed handle/rail that sits on the side of the mattress to assist in rolling in bed and changing positions to avoid pressure sores or pulling up to sit at the side of the bed.
4. Balance should be evaluated in detail. Most people as they age (already beginning in their 30’s and 40’s) tend to lose their balance reactions and their body’s ability to accept balance challenges.
• *Imagine your ability as a child to tolerate somersaults and riding carnival rides, compared to how well you tolerate those things now*.
• The average older person doesn’t realize balance is a problem, because they are always moving very carefully.
• They tend to stand bent forward with their legs far apart in a protected stance and their head down looking at the floor.
• Falls tend to occur when something happens to change these circumstances, they hear a loud noise and look up quickly and lose their balance.
o Or they are in a situation where the lights are very dim, and they can’t see their path well, leading to a trip and fall.
• Patients who are found to be at risk for falls will need to be advised on the use of an assistive device (such as a walker or a cane) and they will need exercises and training to improve their balance and gait.
5. Lastly, a therapist should be checking for vital signs, mental status and any other indicators of a health emergency at every visit.

If you feel that you or your loved one would benefit from home services, don’t hesitate to call or email us at PCA and schedule a consultation. Our physios can come out and assess both the patient and the home environment to set up a healthcare plan and advise on what to do to minimize fall risk or what equipment can help make life easier and safer.


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1) It fits into your life, not the clinic’s schedule
Patients consistently say that a barrier to sticking with their physiotherapy treatment is trying to make appointments that suit the clinic and their busy lives. However, with homecare, you can fit your appointments into your schedule and do it in the comfort of your own home.

2) We can see what is contributing to the problem first hand
The way you use your kitchen needs to be changed, or your home office is not properly set-up. It’s that favorite chair, or your TV is at a poor angle. When a physiotherapist enters your home, they can assess your surroundings and make note of factors that are working against you. The quick and easy suggestions that follow can make all the difference to your recovery.

3) Exercises taught exactly where you will do them
Clinics are ideally set up and equipped for physiotherapy. But what happens when you get home and you have to replicate those important exercises. Few of us have a space at home that looks anything like a clinic. Your homecare physiotherapist can use what is available to you and teach you how to do your exercises in the environment that you need to do them. An experienced physio will work wonders with the furniture and environment you have, so that your program is easy to follow and maximally effective.

4) Make it a family affair
Need help with your therapy. It can be difficult to explain to a loved one what to do after you get home from the clinic. When your physiotherapist makes a house call you can easily involve that critical helper, ensuring that they are trained by the expert!

5) No commute – rest and recover after treatment

There is nothing worse than feeling great after a good therapy session and having it all undone while you fight traffic or crowds to get home. Imagine being able to rest and recover in the comfort of your home. You will apply some heat and sit with a good book while your body does what it should to ensure maximum benefit.

There are countless more reasons to have physiotherapy brought to you.

Our patients have wonderful testimonies and we are betting you will say the same.

Book an appointment and start recovering the right way!

Call PCA today on 0813 028 0496.

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Know someone looking for a job? Someone interested in creating ingenious marketing ideas for a Physiotherapy Business? Pass this along to them!

Mail CVs to hr@physiocentersofafrica.com

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Company: Physio Centers of Africa Ltd
Unit: Marketing & Business Development
Job Title:Officer. Marketing & Business Development
Reports to:Marketing & Business Development Manager
Status: Full-time

Job Summary
Marketing:
• Execute brand marketing strategies and plan across multiple brands/companies of Physio Centers of Africa Limited
• Be conversant with and monitor market development, competition and service pricing & quality in order to evolve the marketing strategies and plans for PCA
• Responsible for editorial direction, design, production and distribution of all marketing materials and publications of for PCA
• Monitor public relations initiatives execution as well as media interest in portfolio companies.
• Manage contact with target media groups is maintained and appropriate response given to media requests.
• Track media mentions
• Coordinate and manage the digital representation and presence for PCA
• Execute marketing campaigns and events for assigned portfolio companies.
• Assist in the analysis, decision and development of the roll out plans for expansion of the businesses
• Work with project manager and executives to execute roll out plans

Business Development
• Develop and deliver the strategy for PCA’s new business development, marketing and communication, appropriate to need and responsive to opportunity, in close collaboration with the Marketing Communications & Business Development Manager.
• Align the strategy of PCA and other programmes, seeking to maximise effectiveness through collaboration.
• Review and develop all other advertising-related opportunities for PCA and work with the Marketing Communications & Business Development Manager to include these into the annual plan.
• Research into relationships that should be developed and manage effective partnerships with both existing and new key corporate partners
• Innovate and offer new ideas and approaches for developing PCA, building relationships with other prospective business partners and with other networks and members where appropriate.
• Stay appropriately networked and keep abreast of trends, news, events and deadlines, so that all possible, new or enhanced opportunities are exploited.

Competency and Skills Requirements
Critical Characteristics
• Previous experience in brand management with exposure to public relations as well as digital marketing techniques
• Has an entrepreneurial spirit and must be willing to take informed risk
• Be willing to grow with the business and be adventurous
• A problem solver and who can work independently and has own initiative
• Someone not concerned with hierarchy and ready to roll up sleeves
• Good multitasking capabilities
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other spreadsheet applications
• Presentation capability
Generic Skills
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Very good interpersonal and team skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Customer focus

Minimum Qualifications
• Degree qualification in Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations or other Social Sciences relevant to the work
• At least 3 years’ experience working in a business development role in a corporate environment.
• At least 3 years’ corporate marketing and branding experience.
• At least 3 years’ experience developing, writing and delivering external communication programme.
• 3 years’ experience in developing high-quality written content for different communication channels including emails, adverts, presentations, etc.
• 3 years’ experience of developing and implementing partnership development activities.
• Extensive use of project management approaches including setting project plans, budgets and schedules.
• Experience in sales would be preferable.

Why is “Good” Home Health Care So Important?

Have you or has someone close to you had a stroke? Do you have a parent who’s been diagnosed with dementia, or a loved one who is simply getting older and has lost their ability to move well due to arthritis, aches and pains or deconditioning? There are many reasons why people can become “homebound” or even “bed-bound”, and the healthcare provided that this point is not just critical to your recovery, your mental state, comfort and wellbeing, but it can even be a matter of life and death. Finding a healthcare provider who can come to the home is easy, but it’s important to find someone who isn’t just there to do the basics, because there are many more factors to consider.

Your whole healthcare team should be monitoring various things, for example:
• are medications being taken and being taken correctly?
• Patients who are homebound, especially the elderly, are more likely to have complications with their medications. Usually they have been prescribed many meds, and sometimes by different doctors who may not know the other medications taken and therefore might prescribe a combination that is contraindicated. They also tend to forget to take their meds on the correct schedule or choose not to take them at all.
• Your healthcare provider, whether it is a doctor, nurse or physio, should be able to review medications for concerns and also identify when their patient is showing warning signs or red flags of a problem. It is also very common for these patients to develop conditions such as UTI’s (urinary tract infection) and with proper care and supervision, the warning signs should be noted, and proper tests and treatment should be done.

Another very important factor is a patient’s level of fall risk.
• Have you noticed any of your older family members, or even yourself, reaching for walls or furniture as they walk around the house for support?
• Or sometimes struggling with your vision and balance to get out of bed and get to the bathroom quickly when the urge to urinate comes at night and there isn’t quite enough time to wake up properly and safely get to the toilet?
• These factors always indicate that there is a high risk of falls.
o You may be thinking to yourself that a fall isn’t such a big deal, but for those over 50 it can often be life threatening.
o In fact, up to 58% of people who fracture a hip will die within the first year after the incident.
o This number can be significantly reduced though with proper aftercare.

So, what should a physiotherapist do to help prevent falls and promote safety and independence with these patients?
1. A physiotherapist will perform a standard physiotherapy assessment to determine what treatments they can give to help with pain relief, strengthening, flexibility, etc. They will subsequently take the patient through a progressive program with their specific goals in mind.
2. They will assess fall risk in the home.
• This means they will evaluate the flooring and other surfaces, the patient’s personal factors such as vision or bladder incontinence, balance reactions and equipment and other assistive devices already present.
• The therapist will also assess the transfers (rolling in bed and sitting up from laying down, sitting on or standing from a chair or toilet, getting into and out of the bath/shower, etc).
• They will then incorporate all of this information into a program that will train both the patient and their caregivers to decrease the risk of falls and improve their ability to do their ADL’s (activities of daily living) as independently as possible.
• They will also make recommendations for equipment and other ways to modify the home in the patient’s best interest.
o For example, they may recommend installing a grab bar in the bathroom for the patient to hold onto or a shower seat for safe bathing.
3. At PCA, our therapists don’t just make recommendations, but they can also supply the equipment and subsequently help to install it and train the patient and caregivers in its proper use.
• For example, a patient may need a toilet seat raiser if getting onto and off of the toilet is challenging because it’s too low.
• Or they may need a bed handle/rail that sits on the side of the mattress to assist in rolling in bed and changing positions to avoid pressure sores or pulling up to sit at the side of the bed.
4. Balance should be evaluated in detail. Most people as they age (already beginning in their 30’s and 40’s) tend to lose their balance reactions and their body’s ability to accept balance challenges.
• *Imagine your ability as a child to tolerate somersaults and riding carnival rides, compared to how well you tolerate those things now*.
• The average older person doesn’t realize balance is a problem, because they are always moving very carefully.
• They tend to stand bent forward with their legs far apart in a protected stance and their head down looking at the floor.
• Falls tend to occur when something happens to change these circumstances, they hear a loud noise and look up quickly and lose their balance.
o Or they are in a situation where the lights are very dim, and they can’t see their path well, leading to a trip and fall.
• Patients who are found to be at risk for falls will need to be advised on the use of an assistive device (such as a walker or a cane) and they will need exercises and training to improve their balance and gait.
5. Lastly, a therapist should be checking for vital signs, mental status and any other indicators of a health emergency at every visit.

If you feel that you or your loved one would benefit from home services, don’t hesitate to call or email us at PCA and schedule a consultation. Our physios can come out and assess both the patient and the home environment to set up a healthcare plan and advise on what to do to minimize fall risk or what equipment can help make life easier and safer.

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