Guest guest Posted October 30, 2002 Report Share Posted October 30, 2002 lou, Yes a gait belt will help you transfer him - it gives you more control over where he/she goes. There are transfer boards which can help you get him from the chair to a shower or bath chair. I actually had to transfer Charlotte from the w/c to the toilet and then from the toilet to the bathchair. Later I built a chair to get to the shower by attaching a kitchen chair to a furniture dolly. The Hoyer lift also works well (Medicare will rent/buy it with a doctor's prescription) - but it takes a fair amount of room. Take care, Bill Werre =================== lou Reynolds wrote: >Does anyone out there use a gait belt for transfers? Sam needs more help >in transferring than I can give him, and both the aide and I are using the >lift more and more now to get him out of chairs, get on the commode, into >bed etc. However, there are times when I think maybe a gait belt would >help--of course, we know that this ability is only temporary. > >So far he can get in the shower most of the time:; we wheel the wheel chair >into the bathroom, but that will soon be coming to an end, I think. Do we >resort to sponge baths in bed for the rest of his life--that is rather a >grim thought. We do not have a shower stall into which a wheel chair can >be rolled. Someone mentioned bathtrax to me, but it might be expensive for >a very short time of use. > >Thanks for all the help. It's a wonderful resource to me. And thanks to >the suggestions of the group, I called 911 the other day when Sam had >slipped gently to the floor when I was trying a transfer. Three burly >fellows arrived quickly and put him in bed. Now I think I could get the >sling under him and get him to the wheel chair on the lift. Live and >learn. Lou Reynolds > > >If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may >unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > >shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2002 Report Share Posted October 30, 2002 lou, Yes a gait belt will help you transfer him - it gives you more control over where he/she goes. There are transfer boards which can help you get him from the chair to a shower or bath chair. I actually had to transfer Charlotte from the w/c to the toilet and then from the toilet to the bathchair. Later I built a chair to get to the shower by attaching a kitchen chair to a furniture dolly. The Hoyer lift also works well (Medicare will rent/buy it with a doctor's prescription) - but it takes a fair amount of room. Take care, Bill Werre =================== lou Reynolds wrote: >Does anyone out there use a gait belt for transfers? Sam needs more help >in transferring than I can give him, and both the aide and I are using the >lift more and more now to get him out of chairs, get on the commode, into >bed etc. However, there are times when I think maybe a gait belt would >help--of course, we know that this ability is only temporary. > >So far he can get in the shower most of the time:; we wheel the wheel chair >into the bathroom, but that will soon be coming to an end, I think. Do we >resort to sponge baths in bed for the rest of his life--that is rather a >grim thought. We do not have a shower stall into which a wheel chair can >be rolled. Someone mentioned bathtrax to me, but it might be expensive for >a very short time of use. > >Thanks for all the help. It's a wonderful resource to me. And thanks to >the suggestions of the group, I called 911 the other day when Sam had >slipped gently to the floor when I was trying a transfer. Three burly >fellows arrived quickly and put him in bed. Now I think I could get the >sling under him and get him to the wheel chair on the lift. Live and >learn. Lou Reynolds > > >If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may >unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > >shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2002 Report Share Posted October 30, 2002 : Have you had a Physical Therapist help you at home to show you different way to get your husband in and out of the shower etc. We used a gait belt to help slide Jack on the transfer board. We also had a shower chair that fit over the edge of the tub so part was out and part was in. We slide Jack into the tub chair part and showered him. I had a man come in three times a week to help. Insurance paid for it with the doctors prescription. I found taking a hold of Jacks pants firmly worked well also, but he wore nylon sweats that were lined. The nylon slide quite well. That was a hint someone gave us on this list serve several years ago. I used that method to get him from the wheel chair into his lift chair with a sliding board. Good luck, Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2002 Report Share Posted October 30, 2002 : Have you had a Physical Therapist help you at home to show you different way to get your husband in and out of the shower etc. We used a gait belt to help slide Jack on the transfer board. We also had a shower chair that fit over the edge of the tub so part was out and part was in. We slide Jack into the tub chair part and showered him. I had a man come in three times a week to help. Insurance paid for it with the doctors prescription. I found taking a hold of Jacks pants firmly worked well also, but he wore nylon sweats that were lined. The nylon slide quite well. That was a hint someone gave us on this list serve several years ago. I used that method to get him from the wheel chair into his lift chair with a sliding board. Good luck, Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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