{"id":30740,"date":"2021-03-12T16:23:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T08:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/?p=30740"},"modified":"2023-03-15T16:10:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T08:10:22","slug":"how-to-move-the-elderly-with-complete-paralysis-from-bed-to-wheelchair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2021\/03\/how-to-move-the-elderly-with-complete-paralysis-from-bed-to-wheelchair\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Move the Elderly With Complete Paralysis, From Bed to Wheelchair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the elderly cannot sit-up straight to transfer into the wheelchair, the caregiver can use a transfer mat to help.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-199729204\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-515001975\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1291877440\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unnamed.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1291877440 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-160214183\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1442823753\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unnamed-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1442823753 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a transfer mat to transfer the elderly who can\u2019t sit up, into an already\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/featured_item\/km-5000-2\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reclined wheelchair<span style=\"color: #282828;\">. <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source:\u00a0 Karma Medical Taiwan; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karma.com.tw\/karma-academy\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karma Academy<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-368843344\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <div class=\"bg fill bg-fill \"><\/div>\n                                    \n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-2133396189\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">1. Recline the wheelchair into a lying-down position . Remove the armrest before preparing the elderly for transfer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">2. Roll the elderly on their side and place the transfer mat under them. Roll the elderly back onto their back and adjust them so they are on the center of the mat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">3. Bring the reclined wheelchair as close to the bed as possible. The caregiver can use their own body to hold the wheelchair in place whilst they slide the user onto the wheelchair. <\/span><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-2133396189 {\n  width: 94%;\n}\n#text-box-2133396189 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-368843344 {\n  padding-top: 232px;\n  background-color: rgb(232, 232, 232);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1672402738\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1477445403\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_479155546\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unnamed-3.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_479155546 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1006861039\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_683805419\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unnamed-2-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_683805419 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When transferring the elderly from the reclined wheelchair to the bed, make sure the bed and the wheelchair are the same height. <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source:\u00a0 Karma Medical Taiwan; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karma.com.tw\/karma-academy\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karma Academy<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transferring the elderly back into the bed from a reclined wheelchair is not unlike transferring them from the bed. <\/span><\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1439930903\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <div class=\"bg fill bg-fill \"><\/div>\n                                    \n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-193882398\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">1. Recline the wheelchair into the lying down position, with the armrest removed on the side next to the bed, and lay the transfer mat out on the bed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">2. Lift the leg of the elderly user closest to the bed. The caregiver should roll the user towards themselves and slide the mat under the elderly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">3. Lifting the elderly\u2019s legs onto the bed first will make it easier to shift the rest of their body onto the bed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">4. Move the wheelchair away from the bed. Position the elderly in the middle of the bed and carefully remove the transfer mat from under them.<\/span><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-193882398 {\n  width: 94%;\n}\n#text-box-193882398 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1439930903 {\n  padding-top: 273px;\n  background-color: rgb(232, 232, 232);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #444ce3;\">Summary<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the advice of a physical therapist or doctor, work with elderly wheelchair users to practice standing, walking, and sitting up with <\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2020\/08\/how-to-get-elderly-from-lying-down-to-walking-with-the-assistance-of-mobility-devices-part-1\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">these simple steps<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our goal at Karma is for people of all ages and abilities to lead the best life possible, and sometimes simply being able to sit up and socialise with friends and family is it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still not sure what method to use to transfer the elderly into a wheelchair? The following flow chart should give you an idea of what assistive devices are needed to transfer each level of elderly wheelchair users. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-1907962042\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-939032710\" class=\"col medium-1 large-1\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-101593278\" class=\"col medium-10 large-10\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_814467614\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Care-Recipient-2-768x543.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Care-Recipient-2-768x543.png 768w, 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Blog-posts-2-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Blog-posts-2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Blog-posts-2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-small\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">Simple Ways To Make a Bathroom Accessible<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    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width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Blog-posts-2-16-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Blog-posts-2-16-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Blog-posts-2-16.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-small\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">How To Check if Your Journey Is Wheelchair Accessible<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    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Use a transfer mat to transfer the elderly who can\u2019t sit up, into an already\u00a0reclined wheelchair. Source:\u00a0 Karma Medical Taiwan; Karma Academy When transferring the elderly from the reclined wheelchair to the bed, make sure [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":52647,"featured_media":46561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538,579],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30740"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30740"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39200,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30740\/revisions\/39200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}