Selecting hip protectors to work with Tenapants

[Swiftsure08]

Hi, my wife has mixed dementia and Parkinsons. After some time, the 24x7 caring effort has got too much so she is now in a very nice nursing home and seems content and well. However the home has recommended I buy her hip protectors. Now they are effective but only if worn consistently and she needs to wear Tenapants as well. There are several types of hip protectors and I would like any advice on which type would be most convenient for her and for carers to use.

If anyone has some practical advice and exoerience, I would welcome hearing about it.

Thanks, Peter

 

[nitram]

Have you asked the care home for suggestions?

 

[Swiftsure08]

Yes but they haven't made any. Said it's up to me.

 

[leny connery]

what is hip protection?

 

[nitram]

what is hip protection?

Pad to protect hip when falling.

 

[nitram]

@Swiftsure08

https://www.independentliving.co.uk/product/win-hipsaver-soft-hip-protectors/ .

 

[Swiftsure08]

@Swiftsure08

Thanks Nitram. While the suppliers make certain claims the issue is what will the carers find in practice when they come to use the products. For example which would be best out of the following models: nursing home, quick front flap, bottomless, Activ trousers, and soft or hard pads. Ease of use is vital as surveys show many stop using them.

 

[leny connery]

Pad to protect hip when falling.

 

[leny connery]

ah, ok, thanks. never heard of this before

 

[Swiftsure08]

After further talks with nursing home carers, they say in practice they use the plain nursing home variant with no tailbone protector and soft pads. So I will order one of those as a trial. If OK , I will order two more.