A Caregiver's Complete Guide for Safe Mobility and Independence in the HomeDrawing on his more than twenty years as a practicing physical therapist, author Kevin Lockette has compiled an unparalleled resource for home caregivers: A Caregiver's Complete Guide for Safe Mobility and Independence in the Home delivers exactly what its title states. Lockette's numerous strategies and tips focus on how to offer safe caregiving, especially as it relates to the care-receiver's mobility and independence. But he also gives attention to the safety of the caregiver, because, as he wisely notes, "If a caregiver is injured, it frequently results in the care-receiver losing the ability to remain in a community setting." This book has easily referenced chapters on such topics as body mechanics (including principles of safe lifting), guidelines for transfers (including considerations for body type and various disabilities), adaptive and assistive devices for the care-receiver, fall prevention and fall-proofing the home, and information on types of wheelchairs. He also includes detailed instructions (with illustrations) on appropriate exercises for the minimally to moderately impaired. A helpful glossary is provided, as are several appendices, which offer important information on various caregiver associations, caregiver-specific Web sites, and numerous connected resources [cover]. |
Contents
Good Body Mechanics | 4 |
BED MOBILITY | 19 |
TRANSFERS | 27 |
Floor Transfer | 35 |
Transferring or Lifting a Manual Wheelchair into the Car Navigating Thresholds and Other Obstacles to Wheelchairs | 46 |
Meal Preparation | 55 |
FALL PREVENTION | 63 |
PASSIVE RANGEOFMOTION | 89 |
SEATED AND BEDLEVEL ExERCISES | 101 |
STANDING AND BEDLEVEL ExERCISES | 115 |
GLOSSARY | 139 |
APPENDIx | 149 |
Appendix DHealth Insurance Information | 159 |
Appendix GTraining for Family Caregivers | 169 |
Appendix IAdaptive Equipment and Assistive | 179 |
Common terms and phrases
90 degrees ACTION/FINISH POSITION allows alternate leg lift Alternating arm/leg lifts assistive device Association Toll-free balance bed mobility buttocks cane car transfer care-receiver forward care-receiver’s chair CHAPTER desired number door Durable medical equipment E-mail easier elbow facet joints family caregivers feet are flat Foundation Toll-free giver grab-bars head against wall health-care hemiparesis Hold injury Install intrinsic factors keep the normal lift START POSITION low back lumbar curve neutral lying maintaining contact manual wheelchairs mat exercises mat or bed Medicare medications Motorized wheelchairs multiple sclerosis National normal lumbar curve number of repetitions occupational therapist options osteoarthritis Parkinson’s disease perform physical possible provides pull push quadriplegia ramp range of motion require Return to starting risk for falls Scooters sliding board somatosensory system spasticity Stand with heels stomach therapist tion total hip Total hip replacement vertebrae vestibular system walker Wall sitting Wall standing arm Website weight-bearing