AKY10
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- Joined
- May 26, 2021
- Messages
- 14
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
- 02/2020
- Country
- US
- State
- NJ
- City
- Bordentown
Hi,
I’ve seen the helpful discussion of the:
We are using the usual u-shaped sling with plastic support under the back that came with his original hoyer when ordered by the ALS Clinic. Because it’s so bulky, we can’t leave it behind him during the day. Also it blocked his head array.
Now that he has a lot more core weakness, is leaning to the left a good deal, bowels are getting less predictable (not that they ever have been on feeding tube) and we have to steer him to the commode with a caregiver control on back of chair - the sling is not working. I think the Liko could help by the fact that we could leave it behind him, at least for part of the day and make transfer to the commode faster.
We do not have a shower so we don’t use a shower chair. Basically we are using a sling to hoyer him from hospital bed to his chair in the am and then to commode as needed and then to hospital bed before bed.
Can the Liko sling be put under him in the hospital bed while he is in a flat position? By rolling as we do with the present sling? It’s difficult with the hospice hospital bed to get him in a sit up position where we can pull him forward to get a sling behind his back.
Also, I have seen a similar sling on the Adaptive Specialties website called
I’m just not sure what to do at this point to make things a little easier on both of us. The commode situation is the toughest part.
Any thoughts, ideas, advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I’ve seen the helpful discussion of the:
Liko HygieneVest High Back Sling Model 55
and I have a few questions.We are using the usual u-shaped sling with plastic support under the back that came with his original hoyer when ordered by the ALS Clinic. Because it’s so bulky, we can’t leave it behind him during the day. Also it blocked his head array.
Now that he has a lot more core weakness, is leaning to the left a good deal, bowels are getting less predictable (not that they ever have been on feeding tube) and we have to steer him to the commode with a caregiver control on back of chair - the sling is not working. I think the Liko could help by the fact that we could leave it behind him, at least for part of the day and make transfer to the commode faster.
We do not have a shower so we don’t use a shower chair. Basically we are using a sling to hoyer him from hospital bed to his chair in the am and then to commode as needed and then to hospital bed before bed.
Can the Liko sling be put under him in the hospital bed while he is in a flat position? By rolling as we do with the present sling? It’s difficult with the hospice hospital bed to get him in a sit up position where we can pull him forward to get a sling behind his back.
Also, I have seen a similar sling on the Adaptive Specialties website called
Handicare Hygiene Sling with High Back
and it’s about 1/2 the price of the Liko. Is anyone familiar with this one and whether this would work?I’m just not sure what to do at this point to make things a little easier on both of us. The commode situation is the toughest part.
Any thoughts, ideas, advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks