Healthcare Chairs
Clinically specified seating for care homes, hospitals, hospices and home environments
Channel Healthcare’s healthcare chair range is built for environments where seating is more than furniture, it is a clinical intervention.
Whether you are an Occupational Therapist specifying for a patient or resident, a care home manager sourcing chairs for your facility, or a family member ensuring a loved one receives the right support in care, our healthcare chairs deliver the pressure management, postural support and infection control features that clinical environments demand.
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The Healthcare Benefits of Healthcare Chairs
Healthcare chairs are specified for a reason. Whether you’re an OT identifying the right pressure care solution for a complex patient, a care manager reducing manual handling risks for your team, or a family member wanting to know your loved one is comfortable and protected. Here is what our range delivers.
Infection Control
Healthcare chairs are specified with easy-clean, antimicrobial-grade fabrics and removable components to support rigorous hygiene protocols in clinical and residential environments. For care home managers and ward staff, this is non-negotiable.
Advanced Pressure Care
Medium pressure care is standard across our healthcare range, with the option to upgrade to high-risk air and gel solutions. OTs can specify the exact pressure care configuration required; families can be confident their loved one’s skin integrity is protected.
Clinical Adaptability
Multiple back options, interchangeable cushion inserts and a range of motor configurations allow each chair to be precisely specified for each resident or patient. As needs evolve, so can the chair, without requiring full replacement.
Safe Transfers
Drop arm facilities, swing-away armrests and Tilt-in-Space mechanisms reduce the physical demands on care staff during transfers and repositioning. For families with a loved one in care, this means safer, more dignified support.
Postural Management
Adjustable back profiles and pelvis-stabilising seat design help maintain a safe, therapeutic seated posture for residents with complex spinal, neurological or age-related conditions, directly supporting OT prescriptions and care plans.
Setting Flexibility
Our healthcare chairs are designed to work equally well in nursing and residential homes, hospitals, hospices and home environments making them a practical choice for OTs specifying across mixed or transitional care settings.
Finding a Healthcare Chair That Suits Your Needs
Our healthcare chair range currently comprises three clinically proven models, each suited to different care priorities and environments. OTs can contact us directly to discuss a client’s or resident’s specific requirements; care home managers can arrange a site visit; and families are always welcome to call with questions before arranging a demonstration.
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Symphony Healthcare
Excellent pressure management and postural support in a stylish chair that blends into any environment, from home to nursing and residential care.
Perfect for:
- Circulation Issues
- Back/Spine Issues
Havant Healthcare
Drop arm facility on either or both sides for safe, easy side transfer and access, designed to support dignified, carer-assisted positioning.
Perfect for:
Concerto Healthcare
Intelligently designed cushion inserts integrate adaptable air and gel solutions with versatile back options, elevating both posture and pressure care in a single clinically robust chair. Suitable for any environment, including home, nursing and residential, and hospital.
Perfect for:
- Back/Spine Issues
- Continence Issues
- Posture Issues
- Pain
- Obesity
Our process
Your home is your sanctuary. We understand that having someone in your space can be an unsettling experience, but that’s where we’re different. We’re warm, friendly and we don’t believe in the hard sell - we believe in finding a solution that meets your needs. It’s as simple as that.
And, for extra peace of mind, not only is every one of our seating specialists DBS checked, but we expect every member of our team to adhere to our strict Channel Code of Conduct. Giving peace of mind that you’ll receive the very best service, every time.
Let's Talk
We will call to discuss what you need, why you need it and explore how we can best support you.
Book a visit
One of our seating consultants will book in for a home visit, usually within 7 days of your initial call.
Home Consultation
Our seating consultant will bring a demo chair for you to try. From there, we’ll establish how we can design a chair that fits you.
Custom Sizing
The main event! We will measure you in the chair to make sure your new chair will fit you absolutely perfectly.
No Pressure Quote
We’ll leave a quote with you to think over. No pressure. No deadlines. And, if you do decide to buy, we’ll send your order directly to the factory as soon as you’re ready.
Quality You Can Trust, Made in Britain
When it comes to uncompromising quality standards and top quality materials, we believe that British is best. That’s why we’re passionate about keeping as much of our process as possible right here in the British Isles.
That means that everything from our riser recliners to the components that make our seating and mobility solutions the go-to choice, are made in Britain.
Hand-built at our factories and warehouses in the UK, using market-leading British engineered steel components, every frame, every stitch and every innovative feature is hand-crafted by our team of expert craftspeople. For the highest quality, maximum comfort and a solution built for each user’s needs - every time.
Introducing our Chair Selector Tool
At Channel Healthcare, we understand that choosing the right chair is a hugely personal decision. But we also understand that it can be an overwhelming decision too.
That’s why we developed our innovative Chair Selector Tool. Designed in collaboration with Occupational Therapists, our Chair Selector Tool eases the feeling of overwhelm by helping to narrow down our extensive range of products, matching you with the products that can best support you or your loved one.
Frequently asked questions
A healthcare chair is a specialist seating solution designed specifically for use in clinical and care environments including nursing and residential homes, hospitals, hospices and home care settings. They incorporate features that go beyond standard comfort seating, including clinical pressure care systems, infection-control fabrics, carer-friendly transfer mechanisms and adjustable postural support. For OTs, they are a clinical specification tool. For care home managers, they are an essential piece of care equipment. For families, they represent dignity and wellbeing for a loved one in care.
The terms are closely related; all healthcare chairs are specialist chairs, but not all specialist chairs are specifically designed for institutional care environments. Our healthcare chair range focuses on chairs with features that are particularly suited to nursing homes, hospitals and hospices: easy-clean fabrics, infection-resistant materials, carer-assist mechanisms and clinical pressure care configurations. They are also fully suitable for home environments where similar clinical needs exist.
Yes and many do. Our healthcare chairs are frequently specified by Occupational Therapists following formal seating assessments, either for individual home-based clients or for residents in nursing and residential care. Our consultants are experienced in working to OT prescriptions, and OTs are welcome at every stage of the assessment and fitting process. We can also liaise directly with OTs unable to attend in person.
Yes. Our healthcare chairs are specifically designed with the demands of nursing and residential care in mind. That means robust construction for intensive daily use, easy-clean fabric options, removable components for hygiene and motor and positioning configurations that reduce the physical burden on care staff. We can also support bulk or phased ordering for care homes specifying across multiple residents.
Medium pressure care is standard across our healthcare range. For higher-risk users i.e. those with existing pressure injuries, fragile skin or conditions that significantly increase pressure sore risk, we offer upgrades to high-risk air and gel solutions. OTs can specify the exact pressure care configuration required as part of their clinical prescription, and our consultants can advise on the most appropriate option for each individual.
Tilt-in-Space allows the seat and backrest to tilt as one unit, redistributing pressure across the body and reducing shear forces on the skin. In care settings, this is clinically significant for residents who spend extended periods seated, those at high risk of pressure injuries, and those with complex postural needs. It also reduces the frequency of manual repositioning by care staff, lowering both carer burden and the risk of handling injuries.
Trendelenburg positioning refers to reclining the chair to a fully lay-flat or head-lower-than-feet position. It is used in clinical settings to support specific medical needs, to aid circulation, and for users who require extended periods of recumbent rest during the day. The Havant Healthcare chair is specifically designed around a dual motor Trendelenburg mechanism to provide this capability.
Yes. All three chairs in our healthcare range are equally suitable for home use, particularly for individuals whose care needs are managed at home but who require the same level of clinical support as those in institutional settings. Families sourcing a chair for a loved one being cared for at home will find the same clinical features, Made in Britain quality and personalised fitting service available to them.
Contact our team directly to discuss your setting and requirements. We can arrange a site visit, carry out individual assessments for multiple residents, and provide a phased delivery and fitting plan to suit your care home’s operational needs. Every chair is still built and specified individually, regardless of order size.
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