I saw a device the other day on the web that is essentially a set of three vinyl steps.
Products to help people get off the floor.
It is ideal for those with limited mobility.
Since losing my legs back in 2006 i ve tried practically every reacher grabber geezer tweezer to be found.
Without buying devices i can bring my sturdy footstool in behind the elder and with a hand under the left armpit and a right hand under the thigh i can.
Then the first 2 slide underneath to fascilitate standing up.
One which comes quite high off the ground.
They slide into each other.
Being a physical therapist i always prefer that the fallen person find a way off the floor themselves when able to do so.
They all wanted to know what can i do next time if it happens again i hope this video will help inspire more people come up with their own creative ideas when they look at the environment around them in order to find a way to get up or get help sooner.
The floor mobility aid helps patients get up on their own but they are also helpful for caregivers.
My husband fell today he was unhurt and we used this to get him off the floor and into a chair.
It is a great tool for in home use or for aiding patients within a medical facility.
The person on the floor just needs some help getting back on their feet.
Eighty percent 80 of all falls cause no injury.
Multiple therapists have ordered multiple grabbers for me but frankly even the one that i called the best was only because it had a larger magnet and could pick up a larger paper clip.
He is a big man and i am a small woman.
A lot of people spent a day or more on the floor waiting for someone to hear or find them.
Evacuation and floor recovery with regard to the elderly particularly when lifting the person off the floor can be challenging for various reasons.
Thank good ness for resqup it worked perfect for us.
Introducing the people picker upper we help people get up from the floor.
Both products can also positively be used to help you safely lower yourself down to floor level for performing exercises playing with children or gardening.
This is enough to get mum off the ground and comfortable until she s ready to be transferred into a chair or has a comfy place for a rest.
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.
The elder climbs back onto one step then another then the third.
Resqup floor recovery mobility aid is designed to allows users support when getting up from the floor.
The indeelift human floor lift hfl is a revolutionary product that assists individuals who have fallen to the floor and struggle to get up.