I want to bring my mother home from a nursing home . I can retire early January 2014. She has dementia and does not walk or talk. She has good insurance and befits. I need supplies and a lift from the chair to the bed. I need help to see what all I need to make this a easy transition.
But, the most important question I have for you: WHY do you want to bring home your mother who cannot walk or talk? Why?
If you can honestly answer this question, and TRULY believe that bringing her home will mean that you will really take good care for her, sigh...I hope you do succeed.
I will be commenting based on father and my experiences with mom....You will need to get a hospital bed, a triangle trapeze, air mattresses, waterproof bed vinyl bedcover, waterproof bed pads, lessons on how to lift her properly up on the bed, to turn to the side of the bed and then transfer to the wheelchair. Same applies on getting her back on the bed. You will need to learn how to shower/bathe her in the bathroom or on the hospital bed. (Thank goodness the govt caregivers approved us because in the 13 yrs mom was bedridden, I only did one sponge bathe that was soooo lacking in finnesse.) For the wheelchair, a wedge pillow to help prevent her from sliding down where her butt is halfway off the wheelchair. Maybe one or two seatbelts when needed.
Sorry, I don't know anything about lifts from the bed to chair. However, I have read of a Hoyer Lift. There are some new gadgets that I've read here.
I took care of my 2 bedridden parents. Yes, I had a full time job. But, my sister who stays with us does NOT help me with changing of their pampers or cleaning mom's trache or cleaning her oxygen canisters. I've been helping father caregive
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