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Hi FriendlyBedGuy, Thanks for your response. No, he isn't being slinged for transfers at this point. He's 101.5 so you can understand his situation; legs do not support him at all anymore. They have a lift-chair recliner that he can no longer use so that tells me that a liftchair for the toilet might pose a problem as well. One of the problems is that he is bigger (heavier)than each of the caregivers. They eliminated the tub to allow room for a shower that he can be rolled into. My MIL is now looking for a shower seat with wheels.....can't believe that they want more than $300 for it - that's just absurd to ask so much for medical equipment especially when so many seniors are on fixed budgets. Guess Medicare might help but still....

Personally, and I'm just the DIL, I think the situation is at the point where either a lift is used or he will need to be bedridden for his safety as well as that of the caregivers. I know this isn't a pleasant option but I just can't imagine things continuing as they are for much longer and someone not getting hurt. One of the other concerns about using a lift is will he be able to handle the adjustment; anything new poses a problem for him (some dementia) and I would think a lift might be scary if nothing else.
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Is he currently being slinged for transfers? There are ceiling track systems that could handle him from chair to toilet to shower (the soffett would have to be cut out but that is not major remodeling). If he has any leg strength there are other options. There is a "liftchair for the toilet" that lifts the seat 13" and tilts like a liftchair- essentially gets someone 90% standing making a transfer to a chair or transfer bench easier. Don't know the exact layout of the bathroom but there are "tub lifts" that raise/lower people- you don't have a tub but it may still work to transfer into the shower. There are small size "shower wheelchairs" that may do the trick. Just suggesting some things that could help.
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