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So I'm a caregiver at an ALH and we have a resident that has very weak legs. We are expected to lift her from bed to wheelchair, wheelchair to toilet, etc. But she cannot/will not help with her legs or arms. The way they showed us to transfer her is she puts her arms around our neck, we lock hands around her middle(no gait belt) and have to lift and pivot and set her into/into wherever she is being moved. I feel like this is ALL wrong! Last week we had a coworker fall over backwards with her doing this! Resident was not hurt but coworker got pretty banged up and is traumatized! Literally in tears when the situation gets brought up! Things I have read online have said unless the resident has at least one strong leg then we are to be using a lift? I agree with this completely. The resident is about 165lbs and stocky. I have feared hurting myself moving her, or worse hurting or dropping this 82 year old woman because of the way we were told/shown to do so. My work doesn't require a cna certification, so it's all just on the job training. Can someone please tell me if i am in the right here? And if so how do I go about changing this? The management at this place is not good. And I am at my wits end with many things happening at my place of employment. Please help!

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I transfer my mom the exact way you described and she is 5'4", 185 lbs. You just have to make sure you, yourself ahve strong legs, are balanced, and don't bend your back wrong. You might also try the "hug" with one hand and the other pulling on the gait belt.
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Yes I have looked at a lot. But that doesn't answer my question. Most transfers show patient with at least one strong leg. My resident has weak legs and cannot bare weight on them. It seems like there has to be something being taught wrong. We should have a transfer board or a lift I would think? Dead lifting a 165lb 82 year old woman seems like it's not the answer!
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Here's a "transfer bed to wheelchair" on YouTube. If the link isn't live, copy and paste it into your browser. All types of transfers are available on video at YouTube. Just Google "transfer wheelchair to toilet YouTube" as an example. Here's the bed to wheelchair one:

youtube/watch?v=OBVqxwggZ3U
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