My graandfather has end stage Alzheimer's and he is very uncooperative, bless his heart, and recently developed a tiny cut on in the inside, transferring him is starting to take its toll on my back and i have no family and no friends that live nearby, therefor the idea of trying to multi-task wound care and toileting/lifting seems a bit too risky. Any idea, even creative ones would be such a blessing! Thank you all! xoxo - J
When mom became bedridden, I was working part-time. So, I was here when the govt caregivers came several times a week to sponge bathe her. I learned from them how to clean her and change her pampers (Depends). They showed us how to use a lifter blanket so that we can pull mom up the bed without really hurting our backs. I think this will be much easier for you - a lone caregiver - to start caring for grandfather in the hospital bed than to try to lift him off the bed.
There is a thread on this site about different ways of lifting a parent off the bed, to the wheelchair and then to use the hoyer (?) lift to the toilet??? If this is something you're more interested in, please let me know. I can search for it and give you links to click on.