I agree with Dan, an overhead is the best to get. I have the Portable
Voyager Lift with the Easy Track Three Post System. We use it to
transfer between my chair and bed. Since the lift itself is light
weight and portable you can put the tracks where you want them and
just move the lift from room to room. My mom uses it by herself to
transfer me. We could do the Hoyer lift with one person.
http://www.planetmobility.com/store/paitentlifts/bhm/
I was able to get the state (WA) to pay for mine. It took about 8
months but they did finally pay for it.
At 03:42 PM 6/19/2007, Danny Hearn wrote:
You need to get an overhead bed lift......my grandkids or anyone can
get me up or down with ease. Might check into your state vocation
rehab to see if they can help with new lift. My lift came with a
full sling but I paid $200 bucks out of pocket for a quick 2 piece
strap set, and we get up or down very fast. Good
luck. Dan H.
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I live with my folks and my brothers (two) come by and help out
every morning of everyday. (Basics listed) dressed and placed in
chair. One gets here before work and the other comes here from work.
At nights they switch off every other night to put me back in bed
with my/our Father.
My Mother does my personal care. Mondays & Fridays along with
setting my up for the night in bed everyday.
This has been going on for 11 years and they need a break. Actually,
one brother stopped and said no more last week.
Now, I do know this has went on too long already with them helping,
but I never changed it...now I must.
My aide that comes during the day cannot do what my brothers and
Father do because of her strength. So, I've looked into getting a
male CHHA but out of the only two agencies around me there is none.
My only choice I see is an Assisted Living Center and if I go here I
don't want it to be here in New Jersey.
May I ask you guys/gals for some suggestions? I'd love to head out
to Arizona, but I don't know how the state is towards the disabled.
It seems popular though.
Keith/C4-5/NewJersey
PS. Some may know me from years past, but to all including the new Hi.
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