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How do you move an elderly person from bed to wheelchair and from wheelchair to couch that has no use of their legs?
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∙ 14y ago
You use a slide board. It's a board that's 9" x 3' smooth and tapered at the ends. Park the chair next to the bed, set the brakes, remove the arm of the chair nearest the bed. Insert the slide board under your leg, and the other end on the bed or the chair, depending on which way you're going. Set the height of the bed so that you're going slightly downhill, and scoot across the board.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoYou use a transfer board - they can be made from fabric covered wood or plastic and you should be able to obtain one from your DME.
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