Patient Lifts for Home Use and how to use them and the slings

There are two main types of patient lifts, the traditional patient lift, also known as the hoyer, and a sit-to-stand lift, which transfers a patient from a seated position to a standing position. Both of these lifts can come in powered or hydralic (non-powered) option. This video goes into what are the different kind of patient lifts and how to use a traditional patient lift at home. It also goes over the sling choices and how to put them on. There are many brands and variations of these kind of lifts from different manufacturers, but essentially all of them fall into these two categories.
You can see what I mean by checking out the lifts on our site, these are also some of the lifts that we know are high quality lifts we have tried:
https://harmonyhomemedical.com/collections/patient-lifts

When using the patient lift it is a good idea to lift the patient with the legs of the lift open. This gives the base more stability. It is recommended to use it and move it with legs open, but this can be too difficult to manuever, so many clients of mine close the lift legs and push where the client needs to go. When lowering the patient it is important to get their bottom as close to where you want it to be as possible. You do not want someone to be sitting on the very front edge of their wheelchair or bed and have to pull them back with your own strength, that can cause back injury. You can make sure you have the right sling and using the right position on the strap of the sling to have them at the seated angle you want, then use the handles on the back of the sling to manipulate their body into the position you want them to go. The shorted you make the strap by the head the more upright their position will be.

It is also best to not sit on a sling all day, this can cause extra heat and friction on skin, so using a divided leg sling that you can take off is my favorite way to go when possible. This style of sling does not go under the client's bottom so you can remove once they are seated.

Patient lifts are an amazing tool to be able to remain living at home and to reduce caregiver strain and hours. If someone is hiring a caregiving agency to care for them and they are a two person assist transfer, the patient lift can reduce that to one person and thus save you a lot of money over time. It is safer for the individual as well, even though they may be scared of it at first, it eliminates the possiblity to fall with or on your caregiver. The sit to stand lift has a less scary feel since the person stays on their feet in the transfer, so if they have the ability to weight-bare through the legs and can withstand some pressure under their arm pits, then the sit to stand lift can be an excellent patient lift option. Safe transfers are the number one priority for being able to remain living at home, so make sure you and your loved one have a good lift, that can do the job safely and keep everyone's goals met, safely aging-in-place.

For more questions please call our store at 858-560-8177 or email erica@harmonyhomemedical.com

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