Try: Geri-chair a geri-chair is a comfortable mobile padded recliner seat on 4 small wheels that allows caregivers to push seated care recipients throughout the house although the initial cost can be fairly steep at 400- 500 the long-term cost effectiveness is beneficial enhancing care recipient comfort and reducing caregiver strain due to frequent and difficult care recipient transfers are huge benefits geri-chairs further assist their users by enabling them to recline for naps and provide a convenient tray for meals geri-belt a simple inexpensive gait belt cannot be underestimated to assist a caregiver with a variety of care recipient transfers used around the care recipient recipient’s waist to help support them with standing and sitting enables safer transfers and less physical strain on part of caregiver newer transfer pivoting discs and older more recognized transfer boards offer additional advantages to assist caregivers and promote care recipient safety information references "money and time saving strategies for caregivers – part iii" by clare absher available at www carepathways com
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Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile
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Keywords: Transfer transferring caregiver mobility problems safety back pain lifting
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