By: Jake Uitti
ROCKY HILL The Rocky Hill Group Home, a home that cares for developmentally disabled adults and run by The ARC, has received an early holiday gift from Church & Dwight, headquartered in Princeton.
The home received a mechanical device known as a Hoyer Lift, which will make moving a disabled resident much easier, no longer requiring three aides to perform the job. Now, with the help of the motorized sling that hangs from the ceiling on a track, only one aide is needed to move a resident from a bed to a wheelchair or from a wheelchair to the bathroom, said Chris Gunning, acting director of residential services at the Rocky Hill Group Home.
To commemorate the donation, Church & Dwight representatives Jaap Ketting and Patricia Berry presented an oversized check for $9,525 to Judy C. Miao, Bonnie Sovinee and Mr. Gunning, members of The ARC.
Two tracks were installed in the building one in the bathroom, another in one of the main-level bedrooms. Six people live in the Young Drive home, which provides 24-hour care to its residents.
The home was in desperate need of the equipment, Mr. Gunning said. "The other option was for a much larger machine that isn’t portable," he said. "The Hoyer Lift is small and relatively simple to operate. We were lucky to get it."

