Aunt can’t get out of chair

[Karwomannghia]

My aunt can’t get out of her chair. She has carers going 4x daily and they arranged for her to be checked in hospital but she was back out after a couple of days and back in the chair. She lives in another city and we work and have 3 dc so have found a care home we like 5 minutes from us. My dsis is fetching her on Friday but everyone is worried about getting her in the car including aunty who’s now saying not to do it because she can’t get up. They’ve got a wheelchair and I think with 2 of them they’ll be ok if they do it slowly? Apparently the dr said she has a trapped nerve and will be ok in a couple of weeks but her mobility has been getting worse and worse and she’s had two bad falls before. She always says she’ll better soon but it’s always unclear what medics have said.
We just want her here so we can properly know what’s going on and be there for visits regularly and if she gets ill. Advice on moving helpful! We do think she wants to come, obviously in an ideal world she’d be in her house and we’d be next door but she doesn’t have family near.

You can get handling belts that can help with moving someone to a standing position.

A Zimmer frame for balance??

Could anyone go with to help pick her up?

She has a frame and she’s taking a male friend. I think it’s just panic really.

Has an ot been involved? They can give advice about how to move safely

Yes I think carers got one in but didn’t really hear anything. Will see if we can speak to them.

There is a car aid called a handybar which looks v dangerous but is fabulous for car transfers . It’s a solid handle that fits into car door lock mechanism and gives the passenger a decent grab handle. We discovered this very late on and wished we’d known. It’s about £30 but can be shared with friends.

There is a car aid called a handybar Yes, we've got one of those. It literally drops into the little loop of the lock mechanism, and is very sturdy so you can then press down on it with all your weight. Because it's so easy to drop in, you can put it in exactly when she needs it and remove it for a few seconds if it's in her way. It also doubles up as a window smasher for those days when you drive the car into a river ;-) and has an emergency blade for cutting seatbelts. You can get one for a lot less than £30 if you avoid the specialist disability care shops.
www.amazon.co.uk/Able-Life-Auto-Assist-Grab/dp/B00I45JJQO?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

Dint made me laugh as it absolutely looks like a window smasher.

Would it be appropriate to consider a wheelchair taxi to avoid additional transfers if distances aren't too great?

It’s over an hour so a bit far I think. Anyway, all went ahead today and she’s settled in her new home and we’ll visit again tomorrow.

Would it be appropriate to consider a wheelchair taxi to avoid additional transfers if distances aren't too great? It would; however when we tried to book a wheechair taxi to take my father a short distance they refused to come out for hat short distance. (I know it's too late for you, but just letting others know of a possible snag that came as a surprise to us).