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Guide to helping someone transfer from a wheelchair to a bed

Caution!

If you intend to move someone on your own, it is important that they can weight bear and move their feet a bit.  If they cannot do this you will need an extra person to help.

 

  • Place the chair parallel to the bed, ensure that the brake is on, the footplate is up and, if possible, remove the armrest nearest to the bed;
  • stand on the other side of the person to the bed, facing the same direction and with your feet apart, one foot in front of the other;
  • make sure that the person’s feet are positioned for standing;
  • bend your knees and put your arm around them, placing one hand on the person's farthest hip and with your other hand take hold of their nearest hand;
  • ask them to lean forwards and together move forward and stand up;
  • once the person is stood upright, ask them to move around with you so that their back is facing and near to the bed;
  • bend your knees and help sit the person down on the side of the bed.
Step 1 transferring from wheelchair to bed
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Step 2 transferring from wheelchair to bed
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Step 3 transferring from wheelchair to bed
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Step 4 transferring from wheelchair to bed
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Step 5 transferring from wheelchair to bed
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