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RosiePap: NEVER attempt to lift an elder who has fallen by yourself as you will, in all likelihood, injure yourself. It is imperative that you call EMS, who are trained medical professionals skilled in all matters of how to lift elders who have fallen.
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swmckeown76 May 13, 2024
How old is "elderly"? I slipped in the bathtub in a hotel while on vacation with my two sisters. I saw no need for them to get into the bathroom to help me. I grabbed onto the side of the bathtub, got on one knee, and lifted myself to a standing position. (We range in age from 63 to 70.) I was going for my 3-4 mile almost-daily walk a few weeks ago, and didn't see the uneven pavement on the sidewalk and fell. All that happened was a bruise on one of my bun cheeks. Not everyone over a certain age is unable to get up after a fall. It's ageist to presume this.
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Thank you all very much
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This completely depends on the situation and the health of the person who has fallen. My dad had bad knees if he would fall or get on the ground he would not be able to get up. Even though he was only 74 and in good health otherwise. He had good upper body strength. Again this depends upon the situation and the mental capabilities and upper body strength of the person you are helping.
This may sound stupid but it worked wonderfully we had an outdoor chair that was a tall chair made of the lightweight metal tubing and my dad could hold on to a certain section of the chair and then I could very easily tip the chair and addist him up. It was extremely safe and effective and did not strain me at all.
My dad had the mental capacity and the upper body strength to make this possible. Otherwise I would have been calling an ambulance twice a week which mortified him.
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Hi Rosie,
I had a medical "Hoya Lift" on wheels, which was a great help to me. It is a kind of one-arm crane with 4 hooks, which has a fabric canvas with a hole for a hook on the 4 corners. So I could just "roll" mom over onto the canvas and lower the crane arm and hook the canvas onto the crane arm, then pump the handle until it raised her up. Then I lowered her where ever I wanted.

Before I got the HLift, if she fell or slipped down to the floor, I had invented what I called my,

"FLOOR ESCALATOR"
First get a 2"×18"x108" board (like a closet shelf; use 2 if your senior is heavy) and put one end on a foot stool so it's on an incline; kind of look like a ramp. Put it in front of the sofa/chair. Cover the ramp with a thick blanket.

Then just help her (your senior) inch and scoot her way over to the bottom of the incline ramp and sit up.

Starting at the low end of the ramp have the senior sit on the ramp and inch their way up little by little, to the sofa/chair/ bed wherever!

I find that seniors who have the strength, but are just afraid to trust themselves to get up alone, will easily scoot, scoot, up and up the ramp--- because they are just sitting down using their arms and hips to scoot up! They don't fear the threat of a fall this way. So, soon they are sitting on the sofa!
(If you don't have a board, just use pillows, foot stools and blankets, and other things to build the ramp.)

P.S. Don't make the incline too short or it will appear high! You don't want them to feel like they're climbing a mountain!)
I hope this helps you!!

Cheers!
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Stand in front of her hands and arms under their arms and around back n, bend your knee and do a count on three you both go up at the same time.
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Anxietynacy May 13, 2024
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