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I use a vacuum drill. I have a roll along bag my friends gave me for quilting. The drill and a magnifying lamp fits into it with creams lotions, instruments etc. The vacuum reduces the dust . I also found that sanding disks are great for reducing calluses and very thick nails. Message me then we can chat on skype if you would like to discuss stuff.

Hi I am in Labrador. There is a national foot care association. They have a web site and a regional advisor for BC I think. If there are any NL nurses on this list, please check out the yahoo group footcare NL. I use a vacuum drill and buy the burrs that fit it. I also love the little sanding bands. The barrel burr is real multipurpose. The drill does add to the load to carry around, but doesn't run out of steam like the dremel tools and reduces inhalation of nail dust.

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Don't just think of seniors. There are many people who need foot care/pampering to the level that a pedicurist cannot provide. In Canada, I don't think that they can work on diabetic feet. What about the US?

I am having the same experience. I realize that I have to get out there and market myself more aggressively. Initially, I had planned on doing a home visiting service, but not every one has the type of furniture that was suitable for my back safety, so I renovated a room in my home and started giving service there. Most people like that. I do have some women who plan an afternoon at one house, so I will still do that as it is cost effective to do three or four clients in the same house and only move the equipment once. I have set up a facebook page too and do some educational snippets/post links etc. I encourage them to like my page so that they get notifications when I post. I also posted a map to find me.

I keep charts on each of my clients for liability reasons. Even when I only did home visits. How do you obtain a physicians order to provide intermediate level care? Do you need a physicians order to do foot care if you are working in your own business? I am interested

Don't ever forget to buy liability insurance.

I would go for it. I have started a small business too and i bill 55 for home visits and 50 in my clinic. Invest in a vac drill. Medicool does some reasonably priced ones. You need to sterilizse the instruments. I found some kits for single person uses ( susol) that I use for regular clients and I arranged with a local hospital for autoclaving. If my business picks up, I plan to buy an autoclave. I am not familiar with how payment is processed in the US, but here, I get paid by the client at each visit, I do not do invoices and I am too small to use visa or client cards. The clients can claim back from their insurance if they have that system or use it for their income tax. Even if the Podiatrists don't like it, there are always clients who can't use their services and would appreciate a visiting nurse.

Use a facebook business page to sell yourself.

Congratulations! The nurses association here in Newfoundland and labrdor is holding a teleconference foot all foot care nurse next month and no doubt, we will have to get certification too.

Hi I work in Canada and am owner operator. There is a company called Pedicare ). I bought a professional drill package and a bunch of single client/use sets and their burrs for just under $2200. I am dealing with two companies about furniture,(if you use them, please tell them I refered you.. No benefit, but I really liked dealing with Jamie there at Fernandas.com) and the other one is beautyequipmentsupply.com. Their furniture include hydraulic facial beds, pedicure chairs as well as technician chairs. There is another company that sells tools called superior medical. Every now and then, they sell blacks files for $10 each, buy 5 and get 6.They are really sharp. Their prices are reasonable. You are lucky that you can afford a waiting room. I renovated my home and have a small clinic room with a bathroom fixed up for my business.I will be using my laundry room as well as another room as an office/storage area.I added a ramp for universal access and wheel chair accessible doors. I am still considering my charges so it is great to see what others are charging. I never thought to charge group rates.I do have three ladies who like having their feet done together and have a real girl's afternoon. I enjoy it too. They even provide all the towels and treat me to what ever they are having.LOL For supplies, I use continental cosmetics.com.They do a great spray cleanser and foot soak.I plan to offer some products for sale too.If this does not go over well, that will be discontinued but I will stock some nail fungus treatments as that is a real problem here. I am not employing anyone yet, so will take time to work on my policies and procedures. I do have an instruction sheet for the assessment form that I developed. Do keep us posted with your progress

Hi Where did you buy your podiatry drill?

Thanks for replying. I am surprised that the email didn't work [email protected] Re cost of vacuum. I do agree that the cost is prohibitive. If my business takes off, I will try to afford one eventually. I do soak diabetic feet as a lot of mine clients have really bad fungal infection and hygiene isn't good, so I use a cleanser and soak for 5 minutes. I have also found a skin clenaser made by Gerwhol that I spray on instead of alcohol. I then spray with hydrogen peroxide if the nails are really thick. I use a callus softener on hard areas. I like the dremel, I find it efficient for thick hard nails, thick hard heels and calluses too. The Umbrella burr is good on heels and I use small burrs to dress arounf the nails followed by an emery board. For dry hard skin, I buy the sanding pads from the hardware store ( cut into small squares).I find them less abrasive than metal foot files ( like ped eggs) and do a better job than regular foot files. You know thae best bowl I found for soaking? I bought some small blue rubbermaid containers, they are just the right size. I can then place the instruments used into them and cover it. I have more than one, so that I clean the instruments and the container at the same time. I do have the foot soaks that vibrate, but only use those at my clinic. They have more cutouts etc. and so need more attention to cleaneing and disinfecting. How do you disinfect your bowls between clients?

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