My dad keeps sliding out of his leather recliner onto the floor. I don’t want to restrain him or buy a fabric chair due to incontinence. Any advice?

You will need to do some trial and error.

I’d suggest a wheelchair seat cushion, which comes in various sizes and is water resistant. Add a disposable pad on top.

Or, if you already have one in the house, try one of the washable carpet bathmats. They have a non-slip base that should keep them still on the recliner, and the carpet should help the disposable pad not to slide.

if he slides off when getting in or out of the chair, consider getting a grab bar like device. Stander has a good grab bar pole or there is one that the chair sits on, called a couch cane.

You could try a carseat cushion. They usually have a thick end and a thin end. Like a wedge. Put the thin edge to the back. Makes it hard to get out of the chair.

hug!! i hope you get lots of good suggestions. i bought my father a recliner last week, and i was warned against leather because it’s slippery. but i understand your father is incontinent, which is why you chose leather.

there are disposable fabric covers you can buy. foamy pillows to try to keep him tucked into the recliner. i’m sure you’ve already thought of all that.

i know a catheter is a dramatic solution against pipi incontinence, but it can make life much easier.

You could try a roll of that non slip shelf liner and cut a piece the size of the seat of the recliner and that would keep your dad from sliding. My husband had the same problem and the shelf liner worked.

Demntadaughter, does the leather seat come up and out? Try turning the seat around to see if that helps. Could be too much wear on the front of the seat, so it is good to flip or turn around.