How to Select a Patient Lift – Important information on how to proceed for first-time purchasers.

Selecting a patient lift is an important decision. That’s because a properly selected lift will allow the patient’s caregivers to perform lifting and repositioning tasks safely, comfortably and conveniently.

Consider the recently case of an older woman caring for her elderly mother. Her mobility-related tasks included the following:

• Helping her mother on and off the commode several times a night
• Transferring her to and from bed for naps and nightly rest
• Getting her in and out of the bathroom several times a day
• Helping her get into her wheelchair and lounge chair
• Transporting her from room to room
• Repositioning her in bed when she slipped down

It’s difficult to see how she could possibly accomplish these tasks alone, without the assistance of a properly designed and selected patient lift. Here are some helpful hints for first-time purchasers:

Click HERE for Patient Assessment Information

Click HERE for pre-purchase suggestions

Click HERE for hints on how to conduct an “ergonomic” assessment

Click HERE for information on Work Space Considerations

Click HERE for Lift Equipment Maintenance Considerations

Click HERE for Responsible Care Information

Click HERE for Reimbursement issues