{"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":"
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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 \u201cno-lift policy<\/b>\u201d which means there is strictly no lifting the wheelchair user for wheelchair transfers.<\/p>\n

To help categorise the elderly you are working with, you can check out our blog on\u00a0\u201cChoosing a Folding Wheelchair for a Stroke Patient<\/span><\/a>\u201d which describes each level of physical ability.<\/p>\n

How to move elderly who\u00a0can\u2019t walk<\/b>\u00a0from a bed to wheelchair<\/h2>\n

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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

Source: Karma Medical Taiwan;\u00a0<\/i>Karma Academy<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Make sure that the brakes are activated and the footrests are flipped up and swung away.<\/p>\n

2, Angle the wheelchair at 45\u00b0 from the bed on the strongest side (left or right) of the wheelchair user.<\/p>\n

3. Assist the user off of the bed by asking them to\u00a0lean 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

4. Once sat in the wheelchair, use the shift belt to adjust their position.<\/p>\n\t

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