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On February 8th, 2010 11:28 a visitor came here looking for "electric hoyer lift" and that person was viewing the following page:
Hoyer Lift / Patient Lift
Backsaver at a great price First of all, they dropped a digit in the "Product Features" section:That should say 450-pound weight capacity, not 50-pound weight capacity... makes ...
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Question : Has anyone ever used a hoyer lift for a person....
that may not be able to hold on as they are being lifted Isn't this for a person that is unable to get up by themselves My Dad got sick and had to be put on a vent. When he was taken off it he was not able to talk or eat. He has a feeding tube now and he just lays in bed. He tries to respond by moaning or yelling. I have him home with me and I want to get a hoyer lift and a geri chair to get him out of bed. Any ideas or suggestions. This is his Doctor saying not to use this and leave him in bed. He was termed as activly dying several weeks ago, but has came back. He has been discharged from Hospice care and is back with his regular Doctor. The Doctor comes to see him twice a month and the R.N. sees him once a week to see if we need anything. I told them this is what I needed and they said it was too riskey for my Dad with not being more alert. I have been in the Medical field for 15 plus years and I know if he was in a nursing home they would have him up
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there are any number of medical supply houses that will sell you these items. without the cooperation of the doctor tho, medicare, or medicaid will not pay for them, you will have to purchase them yourself. Some supply houses will rent them to you as well.
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Question : i have a question about my new job in home healthcare
when there is a patient who is a hoyer lift... are 2 aides present in that home to tranfer the patient or is ther only onebut in a nursing home you're suppose to have 2 people that's why i was wondering
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The whole concept of a hoyer lift is to minimize the number of people required to move a patient. So I would imagine there is only one & possibly a family member at times.
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