The Complete Guide to Hoyer Lifts
This course provides you with all the information that you need to safely and effectively use a hoyer lift in the home. This course includes 40 minutes of comprehensive video instruction along with electronic access to the PDF chapter from our book, “A Therapist’s Guide to Caregiving.” The chapter includes 20 full-color pages with pictures, labels, and step-by-step instructions covering all skills shown in the video. This course will teach you how to properly position and adjust a hoyer lift sling at bed and chair level, how to determine the loop setting, and how to complete safe, smooth transfers to the bed, wheelchair, recliner, and bedside commode. Please note that the PDF chapter can only be viewed within this training portal and cannot be printed, downloaded, or shared.
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Chapter 1
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Hoyer Lifts Part 1: Basic Functions
A Hoyer is a device that is used to mechanically lift and transfer a client who is otherwise unsafe or unable to safely stand or walk or move from one place to another. This two-part lesson will guide you through the steps for how to safely use a hoyer lift and how to integrate it into the self-care routine. This lesson will cover:
Parts of a hoyer lift
Positioning the sling
Basic transfer from the bed to the wheelchair
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Hoyer Lifts Part 2: Transfers & Troubleshooting
A Hoyer is a device that is used to mechanically lift and transfer a client who is otherwise unsafe or unable to safely stand or walk or move from one place to another. This two-part lesson will guide you through the steps for how to safely use a hoyer lift and how to integrate it into the self-care routine. Part two will cover:
Managing sling loop positions
Transfers to the recliner, bed and bedside commode
Troubleshooting
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PDF Guide
Click here to view the full PDF guide for written instructions and illustrations for all of the skills you learned in this course
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BONUS TRAINING! Bed Level Care
This lesson focuses on the techniques used to provide care for clients at bed level. These clients may be bed-bound, or they may need self-care tasks to be completed in bed due to significant leg weakness and/or the inability to stand. Here, we will cover the techniques for completing hygiene, dressing, toileting, and changing sheets/linens in bed.
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What You Will Learn
This Course Is Divided into Three Lessons
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This lesson will teach you about the different parts of the hoyer lift, positioning and managing the sling, and a basic transfer.
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This chapter focuses on how to properly adjust patient posture in the sling, transfers to the bed, wheelchair, bedside commode and recliner, and troubleshooting.
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This lesson contains the link to access the PDF guide for printed instructions for all of the skills you learned in this course.