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You need to call emergency services if you cannot get them up. I am suffering an injury still today from a year ago from trying with my mom, that I will probably need surgery for.
Take Burninout36's advice. Both of my sisters have become injured moving my mom and one had surgery for the injury. It takes more than one person to get my mom up off the floor.
Call your non-emergency LEO and ask them if you call 911 or them for a lift assist.
Please do not attempt this yourself or with another person unless you have been trained to do so safely. You could injure yourself or the person you are helping.
If the person cannot get themself up, with furniture placement & some direction & light assistance - call emergency services.
Any headstrike needs a medical check. I would never want to move anyone with suspected head, neck, back injuries. Also dizzy, pain, bleeding.
EMS can advise a safety check & triage the urgency over the phone.
There are videos online showing how to get yourself up from the floor. (For a non-fall time - just for interest). Look for videos from Occupational Therapists. There are some titled 'McGuyver' that are very good too.
Eg Roll, get into crawl position, crawl to a sturdy chair, then 'knight's position' & push/pull up to chair.
I've used that with ONLY when I was VERY certain there was no headstrike or injuries. I have also injured myself when direction & light assistance became maximum assistance. Do not risk a back injury!!!
The faller will be safe on the floor while they wait for assistance. You will also be safe from injury.
Call 911. My late husband who was only about 165 lbs. fell a lot in his final years, and I couldn't get him up and had to call 911 a lot. They are very nice to come out(free of charge if they don't have to transport them to hospital)and get them up and back into the bed or chair.
My daughter is an RN and knows how to pick someone up. But in helping my Dad toilet, he started to fall off the toilet away from her, she went to grab him and injured her back. She had pulled out her muscles so bad that her spinal column was being pulled out too. Lots of chiropractor visits. She did lift my Mom after a fall in the shower but Mom could help. My daughter spread her legs apart even with her shoulders. Had Mom wrap her arms around DDs neck. Then DD grabbed Mom under her arms and housted Mom up onto the shower bench. Mom weighted about 135, DD was about 40 then. 30 when she was helping.
As others have said, get help. However, if someone is constantly falling, they may ask for you to find another solution. For several weeks my mother was falling 8-10 times a week. Emergency services started to refuse to come out until we could find another solution for her. One time they had another emergency and weren't able to come out for over an hour.
My point is, you can get help a few times, but if it is a regular occurrence, find a different solution.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
unfortunately, they always start screaming “Get me up!”
Please do not attempt this yourself or with another person unless you have been trained to do so safely. You could injure yourself or the person you are helping.
Any headstrike needs a medical check. I would never want to move anyone with suspected head, neck, back injuries. Also dizzy, pain, bleeding.
EMS can advise a safety check & triage the urgency over the phone.
There are videos online showing how to get yourself up from the floor. (For a non-fall time - just for interest). Look for videos from Occupational Therapists. There are some titled 'McGuyver' that are very good too.
Eg Roll, get into crawl position, crawl to a sturdy chair, then 'knight's position' & push/pull up to chair.
I've used that with ONLY when I was VERY certain there was no headstrike or injuries.
I have also injured myself when direction & light assistance became maximum assistance.
Do not risk a back injury!!!
The faller will be safe on the floor while they wait for assistance.
You will also be safe from injury.
My point is, you can get help a few times, but if it is a regular occurrence, find a different solution.