{"id":25600,"date":"2021-04-09T16:37:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T09:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/?p=25600"},"modified":"2025-08-22T09:26:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T02:26:18","slug":"how-to-transfer-the-elderly-into-a-manual-wheelchair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/en\/how-to-transfer-the-elderly-into-a-manual-wheelchair\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Transfer the Elderly into a Manual Wheelchair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-324424617\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-725427446\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>The core strength of the wheelchair user will determine the method in which they are transferred to a wheelchair. The methods described are suitable for those with elderly caregivers as they adhere to a \u201c<b>no-lift policy<\/b>\u201d which means there is strictly no lifting the wheelchair user for wheelchair transfers.<\/p>\n<p>To help categorise the elderly you are working with, you can check out our blog on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/en\/choosing-a-folding-wheelchair-for-a-stroke-patient\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201c<span style=\"color: #00a196;\">Choosing a Folding Wheelchair for a Stroke Patient<\/span><\/a>\u201d which describes each level of physical ability.<\/p>\n<h2>How to move elderly who\u00a0<b>can\u2019t walk<\/b>\u00a0from a bed to wheelchair<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyloaded aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ezgif.com-crop-17.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"271\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ezgif.com-crop-17.gif\" data-was-processed=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 95%;\"><i>Using a shift belt to help transfer the elderly into a wheelchair means they can save their strength from not having to walk. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 80%;\"><i>Source: Karma Medical Taiwan;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #00a196;\"><a style=\"color: #00a196;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karma.com.tw\/karma-academy\/\"><i>Karma Academy<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Make sure that the brakes are activated and the footrests are flipped up and swung away.<\/p>\n<p>2, Angle the wheelchair at 45\u00b0 from the bed on the strongest side (left or right) of the wheelchair user.<\/p>\n<p>3. Assist the user off of the bed by asking them to\u00a0<b>lean forward<\/b>, with the help of a shift belt. Have the elderly use their stronger side to support themselves on the wheelchair armrest.<\/p>\n<p>4. Once sat in the wheelchair, use the shift belt to adjust their position.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-610391121\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-610391121 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2>How to move elderly who\u00a0<b>can\u2019t stand<\/b>\u00a0from bed to wheelchair<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large lazyloaded aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/unnamed-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"259\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/unnamed-2.gif\" data-was-processed=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 90%;\"><i>A shifting board will allow elderly wheelchair users who can\u2019t stand to transfer to the wheelchair with ease.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 80%;\"><i>Source: Karma Medical Taiwan; <\/i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #00a196;\"><a style=\"color: #00a196;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karma.com.tw\/karma-academy\/\"><i>Karma Academy<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Ideally, the bed and the wheelchair should be the same height.<\/p>\n<p>2. Have the elderly\u2019s stronger side close to the side of the wheelchair so they can support themselves whilst shuffling toward the wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p>3. The carer should be there to support the elderly in case they fall, their dominant leg closest to the wheelchair. If it\u2019s necessary the elderly can also lean on the carer when transferring.<\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<div class=\"img-inner dark\">\n<p>The methods described in this blog are designed to accommodate the different levels of the wheelchair user. We don\u2019t want to encourage those who cannot stand to stand-up in order to transfer into a wheelchair. Instead, we designed wheelchairs with features that will\u00a0<i>aid<\/i>\u00a0wheelchair transfer and a method suitable for users and carers alike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Follow us for more updates via<br \/>\nFacebook:\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #00a196;\"><a style=\"color: #00a196; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/karmamedicalthai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karma Wheelchair Thailand<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nLine OA: @karmamedicalthai<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":16239,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[705],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25600"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25600"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32606,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25600\/revisions\/32606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25600"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=25600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}