Any nursing home staff?

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I've just been to visit my DM who is in a nursing home, she has late stage dementia and is totally immobile, she is quite rigid prone to pressure sores.

We bought her a recliner chair a couple of years ago and she uses it with an electric pressure cushion. All her transitions are done using a hoist, which she hates, I was thinking of getting her one of these? It will half the amount of hoisting that she needs.

Has anyone any of experience of these or anything similar? Thanks in advance.

Can they refer to community Occupational therapy to assess. Recliners can be helpful but often need measuring for them if want them to be most effective.

We have a few people who use chairs similar to this. They still have an air cushion under them but it does mean we only have to hoist them into the chair and then push it to the living room each day. Then do the whole thing in reverse later in the day.
Before buying make sure the home will agree to use it, and they can fit it in any lifts or down any corridors to access her room.
Our carers love using them as they reduce the number of moves needed and the residents get less stressed.

@Digestive28 ... good tip, I'll ask about an OT.

@PattyMelt, that's really good to hear, the corridors will be fine as I've seen someone else in one of those types of chair

Thankyou both

Agree with Digestive28 please get an Occupational Therapist to assess first. So many people waste a lot of money on pieces of equipment that are not appropriate for the person. My biggest bugbear is riser recliner electric chairs that help people to stand. Relatives think they are helping by buying these then wonder why months down the line their relative cannot get up off the toilet or go out anywhere as their muscles/ability to get themselves up off a normal chair is no longer there.