This method of lifting is advisable if the elderly is too weak to maintain sitting position or assist in transfer if they are obese if the surfaces of transfer are of unequal height or the surface where the elderly is to be transferred is too high.
How to lift yourself off the floor assist.
What if the elderly person in question is heavier.
My husband fell today he was unhurt and we used this to get him off the floor and into a chair.
The seat of the chair.
If a spouse or other family member needs to lift someone off of the floor this lift allows them to do so without any physical exertion or risk to their own safety.
The most common injuries caregivers experience are to the back neck and shoulders and are often caused by overuse repeating the same lifting or pulling motions again and again.
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The sole function of the pull me up is to assist in pulling a person to a standing position from a chair bed bench or other standard seat.
If we hadn t had this we would have had to call 911 just to have someone come out and help me lift him off the floor.
He is a big man and i am a small woman.
Weighing just 50 pounds the lift is easy to wheel around.
Crawl or drag yourself over to the piece of furniture.
Again if you do not feel you have the strength or flexibility to manage helping them to safely get up off the floor we strongly recommend that you call 911.
The pull me up 2 hands model is designed to safely pull up a person weighing up to 350 pounds.
Meeting the physical demands of lifting turning and transferring a loved one can put both patient and caregiver at risk for injury.
If you can afford them patient lifting devices are generally safer for use in lifting people off the floor especially if the caregiver is also weak as in the case of elderly couples who live together on their own.
The lift also allows for easy transfer into a wheelchair.
Choose your strongest leg and move that knee forward to place your foot on the floor.
Get into a kneeling position and place your hands on a stable part of the piece of furniture e g.
This lift can lift a person weighing up to 300 or 400 pounds to 21 above the floor and they can transfer to a wheelchair easily from that height.
How to lift elderly off floor using a patient lift device.
The indeelift can also be operated by a second person.
It s an incredible way to turn a difficult and dangerous situation.
The beveled seat makes it easy to slide on and off of the lift and a wired remote makes operating the lift easy.
One helper shall stand on the back side of the elderly and hold the elderly by moving his.