Getting Out of Bed With Assistance

Getting Out of Bed With Assistance

We're going to practice getting in and out of bed with assistance at home from your spouse or your loved one okay so you're still going to want to be holding the pillow to protect your chest so I'm going to pass that to you just kind of get a comfortable grip on it all right so what we're going to do is you're going to want to start at home in this elevated position with either some stacked pillows or a wedge underneath you to help you get in and out of bed a little easier and take some burden off of your caregiver so what we're going to do is we're going to start by bending your knees so I'm going to help you a little bit here and then what we're going to do is we're going to roll onto your side towards the edge of the bed okay so I want you to push through your legs and I'm going to help you from your hips okay so I'm going to keep a hand on your knees just to keep them aligned and I'm going to put a hand on your hip to help kind of roll you towards me so nice and easy push with your legs perfect now what we're going to do is we're going to bring your legs off the edge of the bed we're going to try to hook them under the mattress and then I'm going to have a hand on your hip and I'm going to help you bring your legs off okay so we're going to bring your legs off at the back of the knees I'm going to keep my hand on your hip perfect then I'm going to put a hand on your hip and a hand on your shoulder and we're going to sit up okay one two three there you go good we're just going to make sure you have your bearings and you're not dizzy and then what we'll do is we're going to lay back down Okay so we're going to do that just in the reverse order of what we just did so I'm going to keep my hand on your shoulder and I'm going to have a hand on your hip but I'm going to help kind of lower you down onto your side again okay so we're going to kind of come down good and I'll help you bring your legs up onto the bed perfect then what we're going to do is we're going to roll onto your back so I'm going to guide you at your knees okay turn your lips there you go.