Guest guest Posted October 30, 2002 Report Share Posted October 30, 2002 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2002 Report Share Posted October 30, 2002 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2002 Report Share Posted November 1, 2002 Hi Judy: We have had a shower chair that fits over the edge of the tub, and Sam did not like to use it with the tub, and we used a small stool in the shower stall. However, the rehab specialist who came here recently said the little stool was unsafe and so we have gotten out the larger transfer bench and put that over the lip of the shower stall. We haven't tried it yet. The aides and I use the hoyer lift most of the time, but that won't work in the bathroom, and so far the aides manage to get him a shower, but it is getting hard for me. I think maybe we should get a gait belt to pull him back and forth on that transfer bath chair. I did sew a slippery nylon cloth to one side of a towel, so it is easy to push him into the far side of the bench, but when the towel is wet, even with the slippery side down, we weren't able to pull him across the transfer bath chair. I have slanted the bath chair ever so slightly downward on the way out, and perhaps that may help. Nylon jogging pants would be a big help in repositioning Sam in his wheel chair, in his lift lounge chair etc. At present he wears sweat pants, and they don't slide at all. Well, I guess I am learning lots of tips, and I do appreciate all the help. Thanks JudyAt 11:15 PM 10/30/2002 -0800, you wrote: >: > >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 > > >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 November 1, 2002 Report Share Posted November 1, 2002 Hi Judy: We have had a shower chair that fits over the edge of the tub, and Sam did not like to use it with the tub, and we used a small stool in the shower stall. However, the rehab specialist who came here recently said the little stool was unsafe and so we have gotten out the larger transfer bench and put that over the lip of the shower stall. We haven't tried it yet. The aides and I use the hoyer lift most of the time, but that won't work in the bathroom, and so far the aides manage to get him a shower, but it is getting hard for me. I think maybe we should get a gait belt to pull him back and forth on that transfer bath chair. I did sew a slippery nylon cloth to one side of a towel, so it is easy to push him into the far side of the bench, but when the towel is wet, even with the slippery side down, we weren't able to pull him across the transfer bath chair. I have slanted the bath chair ever so slightly downward on the way out, and perhaps that may help. Nylon jogging pants would be a big help in repositioning Sam in his wheel chair, in his lift lounge chair etc. At present he wears sweat pants, and they don't slide at all. Well, I guess I am learning lots of tips, and I do appreciate all the help. Thanks JudyAt 11:15 PM 10/30/2002 -0800, you wrote: >: > >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 > > >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...
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