Transfer Sling Transfer Belts Senior Home Care,Strong Straps and Two Sets of Soft Rubber Handles Body Mobility Aid for Patients,Seniors Disabled, Elderly, Injured (Dark Blue, 35in*9.5in)
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Transfer Sling Transfer Belts Senior Home Care,Strong Straps and Two Sets of Soft Rubber Handles Body Mobility Aid for Patients,Seniors Disabled, Elderly, Injured (Dark Blue, 35in*9.5in)
$26.99
SpeedMonkey –
Back Saver
Everything about this lift strap is great. It is easy to use and adjust for different patient needs and the wider surface area helps prevent skin tearing for those with more fragile skin. It also has a wider surface area then standard lift belts that reduces bodiky stress for both the patient and the provider. Can be used for both transferring patients during treatment such as PT and for moving/rolling bed-bound patients. When not in use it easy to simple to adjust so that you can wear it around your waist so that you always have it with you. It has multiple handles so allowing for greater control when lifting and helps maintain proper lifting procedures which reduces caregiver strain and increases safety of the patient. It is truly more functional than standard lift belts and well worth the price to reduce risks to both patients and providers.
D. Fowler –
Ver nice, high-quality. affordable gait / transfer belt for the smaller individual …
I’ve never used this type of transfer belt until recently. I’d only used the one that’s made of a heavy-duty cotton made by Medline. Depending on the reason for lifting or transferring an individual, I’d select one or the other. The typical transfer belt will allow me to support someone up to 330 pounds. This one possibly could, but I wouldn’t attempt it alone. This belt probably wouldn’t go around a heavier individual. I really like the textured grip handles on this belt, something the Medline gait / transfer belt doesn’t have.The length of the belt, discounting the nylon strapping, is about 35”. This is an approximation, but some of my clients in the past couldn’t have been able to use this belt. The standard gait belt, for your information, is approximately 60” long. That being said, there’s a lot to like about this belt. It’s much wider and sturdier than several belts I’ve seen. It does have piping around the edges to prevent the material from unraveling.It’s much wider at 9.5” than the 2” Medline. It has several sewn in 1” nylon straps with that non-slip textured handles for a caretaker to hold. The buckle is made of impact-resistant plastic and is the quick-release style. I really do like everything about this gait / transfer belt, but it’s for a smaller person. Now, if you haven’t received training on how to use a belt, just take a pass.
A Y G –
Good quality, but still didn’t really work for us
There is nothing wrong with this device, it is well made and seemingly high quality. We got this when we started caring for an elderly relative that moved in with us. While I am able to assist them in getting up, my wife was unable to, and even a visiting nurse could not move him. Neither could get the leverage needed. We were hoping this would help, and while the concept is good, and for me it does work, and I can see at some point, maybe I will need this, it doesn’t really help my wife as we had hoped it would. Again, nothing wrong with the device. It kind of wraps around the torso of the patient and has a buckle to snap in place to hold it secure, at which point if gives you handles and leverage for lifting and moving the patient. Our patient is still able to help us somewhat. I would either have to have them where this all day, which would be uncomfortable for them, or I would need to help them lean forward enough to get this behind their back to wrap this around them so I could use the handles. At that point I am able to just use their shirt in much the same way. so we tend to let them wear a button down shirt, unbuttoned, over a t-shirt and just use the sides of the shirt. So, while I would recommend it for its quality of manufacture, if you are wondering if this will/won’t work for you just try using a shirt first. If that doesn’t work for you, this might not work for you either.
Ex-Vine Reviewer –
I think this transfer sling / gait belt…
…might serve best at repositioning a person / patient in bed, to be able to turn them from lying on their back to lying on one of their sides or the other of their sides (this repositioning every so often is necessary to prevent the formation of pressure sores).I’m a little leery to use it helping someone to go from sitting to standing or in walking. It’s more of a sling than a belt, fits more loosely than a gait belt does & might unnecessarily restrain a person / patient’s arms which will alter their balance a lot when standing or walking. And it could mean a care partner (professional or unpaid amateur) could get hurt without instruction in its use (consult with a physical or occupational therapist to see if it’s suitable to use in your specific case & set of circumstances)It unfortunately did not come with instructions in it’s use, care or maintenance.3 stars (posting a video on it’s use to this Amazon listing would be helpful but so would printed instructions on the use care & maintenance of the sling / belt.
Peter –
This is a wonderful medical appliance.
What I really like about this sling is it is like a human grab bar for the person in need. The most difficult part of helping someone out of the bed is getting them from a prone position on the bed to a sitting position on the bed. Once that is accomplished it is easier with this apparatus to get a person to stand up. The benefit to the one getting out of bed is that, the helper(s) are not pulling on someone’s arm as it may cause pain. I am new to this, so it takes a bit of practice and cooperation from the disabled one to master the technique.
trader1mds –
Should work for my needs
I haven’t had a need to use this yet for my intended purpose. My wife has a medical issue that causes balance issues and she is prone to falls. I have rheumatoid arthritis and it’s difficult for me to help her get up when she does. This should help me position her in way that allows her to get up. She’s on the hefty side and I’m always hurting her when I try. We did some practice getting her up and out of bed using this transfer sling and it should work for us. The sling has 2 handles on each side with good hand grips. It is well made and the stitching isn’t flawed anywhere. Smooth vinyl on the outside and a soft lining on the inside. I’ll update if it becomes necessary for me to use it with helping her off the floor.
Barb Houghton –
size
I wish it came in a larger size. Need a 44. I had to return it.