Hello,Mum's mobility has become quite variable - she'll be fine for 4-5 days and then 'get stuck' and has a few times to have paramedics out to get her into bed.
She has live-in care but also needs an extra carer (either my sister or another paid carer) to help her get up in the morning and get to bed. She has hospital bed (very difficult to get) and we have 'sara' mobility aid - but the care agency are now saying that Mum needs a hoist as the carers are not allowed to lift - and the OT (who has been v helpful) is refusing to assess Mum for a hoist -saying she can't have one, because she won't be able to cope. We now feel stuck and that Mum will be confined to bed when she could be getting up and out and about in a wheelchair....From looking back at some older posts there are hoists out there that OTs seem to have recommended - has anyone else had this problem with getting OT assessment for a hoist ? We can't event buy privately without OT recommendation ....
She has live-in care but also needs an extra carer (either my sister or another paid carer) to help her get up in the morning and get to bed. She has hospital bed (very difficult to get) and we have 'sara' mobility aid - but the care agency are now saying that Mum needs a hoist as the carers are not allowed to lift - and the OT (who has been v helpful) is refusing to assess Mum for a hoist -saying she can't have one, because she won't be able to cope. We now feel stuck and that Mum will be confined to bed when she could be getting up and out and about in a wheelchair....From looking back at some older posts there are hoists out there that OTs seem to have recommended - has anyone else had this problem with getting OT assessment for a hoist ? We can't event buy privately without OT recommendation ....