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You aren't supposed to be moving the lift with someone on it, it is strictly a lift to help transfer from bed to chair, from chair to toilet or shower bench etc.
English; Yes, you can suffer an injury. If you need to move a patient from the bed to the chair or commode or another area, do so very carefully. But, it's very difficult to move a patient in a Hoyer on thick carpeting. Don't move the patient if you can't move them EASILY. DON'T move them if it is very difficult to do so, or you may have an accident.
Español; Si, tú te puedes lastimar. Sí tú necesitas mover el paciente de la cama a la silla ó inodoro portable ó un otro lugar, haslo con mucho cuidado. Pero, es muy deficil a mover un paciente con un Hoyer sobre la alfombra gruesa. No muevas el paciente si no puedes empujar FACILMENTE. NO muevas si hay mucho dificultad porque tú ó tu paciente pueden sufrir un accidente.
Usually a Hoyer lift is not supposed to be rolled across the room. However, some nursing staff in long term care facilities use the Hoyer lift to "carry" a resident from the bed to a chair located across the room (4-5 feet away) instead of transferring the resident to a wheelchair, pushing the wheelchair to the recliner or chair that the resident is going to sit in, and then using the Hoyer lift again to transfer the resident from the wheelchair to the recliner. Or use the Hoyer lift to "carry" a resident into a bathroom that is too small to accommodate the wheelchair and the Hoyer lift at the same time.
Here are a couple of instructional manuals on "How to Use a Hoyer Lift" that you can "Copy & Paste" the URL to your browser.
https://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Hoyer-Lift states “If you are moving to another room, slowly adjust the swivel bar so the user is facing you as you move the lift.”
IF you MUST roll the Hoyer lift from one place to another place within a room or to another room, I would suggest that the patient’s family purchase some linoleum flooring to cover the carpet so that the wheels of the Hoyer lift can roll easily and not get caught by the carpet fibers.
Sometimes when you take care of a person at home, you have to improvise or modify how you use equipment because of constraints in the amount of space to work in.
The whole point of a lift is to make caregiving easier, if it isn't doing that what is the point? Although it may seem simpler to raise the person from the bed and then push the lift to wherever if it is danged near impossible to move the lift you've really just substituted one problem for another. Somebody needs to come up with a better method, here are some ideas:
-making multiple transfers, which would be more time consuming but you would then be repositioning the lift without the person on it
-laying a firm surface over the carpet so the lift can move more easily (I'm not confident linoleum alone would be sufficient because the lift would still sink into the softer carpet below)
-lifting the carpet
-rearranging the room so moving the lift isn't necessary
Don't accept the status quo because you fear losing your job, you won't be earning anything for a long time if you are injured.
I never push my husband in the Hoyer farther than a foot. Those lifts are nearly impossible to push on a wood or tile floor with the person swinging in the sling. On carpeting? No way. Not safe. It’s not meant to transport people from one room to another or even across a room.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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Yes, you can suffer an injury. If you need to move a patient from the bed to the chair or commode or another area, do so very carefully. But, it's very difficult to move a patient in a Hoyer on thick carpeting. Don't move the patient if you can't move them EASILY. DON'T move them if it is very difficult to do so, or you may have an accident.
Español;
Si, tú te puedes lastimar. Sí tú necesitas mover el paciente de la cama a la silla ó inodoro portable ó un otro lugar, haslo con mucho cuidado. Pero, es muy deficil a mover un paciente con un Hoyer sobre la alfombra gruesa. No muevas el paciente si no puedes empujar FACILMENTE. NO muevas si hay mucho dificultad porque tú ó tu paciente pueden sufrir un accidente.
Here are a couple of instructional manuals on "How to Use a Hoyer Lift" that you can "Copy & Paste" the URL to your browser.
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/agedblinddisabled/res/VPTC2/4%20Care%20for%20the%20Caregiver/How_to_Use_a_Hoyer_Lift.pdf
https://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Hoyer-Lift states “If you are moving to another room, slowly adjust the swivel bar so the user is facing you as you move the lift.”
IF you MUST roll the Hoyer lift from one place to another place within a room or to another room, I would suggest that the patient’s family purchase some linoleum flooring to cover the carpet so that the wheels of the Hoyer lift can roll easily and not get caught by the carpet fibers.
Sometimes when you take care of a person at home, you have to improvise or modify how you use equipment because of constraints in the amount of space to work in.
-making multiple transfers, which would be more time consuming but you would then be repositioning the lift without the person on it
-laying a firm surface over the carpet so the lift can move more easily (I'm not confident linoleum alone would be sufficient because the lift would still sink into the softer carpet below)
-lifting the carpet
-rearranging the room so moving the lift isn't necessary
Don't accept the status quo because you fear losing your job, you won't be earning anything for a long time if you are injured.