Wheelchair Foot Rest

I work in a variety of care homes for the older person. Some always use footrests others not. I did think that it was a legal requirement to use them or a client needed to sign a disclaimer. Can someone advise. Ta

Not aware of any rules, apart from the generic duty of care. I'd say always use them, for the comfort, safety & security of the occupant - you don't want them to catch their foot in something, do you?

2007-03-20 10:34:56 by poppy

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For example...if I had a broken leg, where would I find a wheelchair that would have a rest for my leg & not just the ones for the feet?

any place that you would get a wheelchair with the regular rests should also have the ones that hold the back of your leg too. they connect to the chair the exact same way as the other ones.

2007-09-07 12:02:31 by LOVINit

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my mother-in -law is wheelchair-bound for the rest of her life... I want to build her a ramp to allow her husband and 2 sons (they live in the same house) to let her enjoy the clean air and out-of-doors. Is there a recommended slope (inches per foot) for a wheelchair ramp NOT A HANDYCAMP RAMP? She is unable to propel herself but I feel She would bebefit from the air outside...

I built handicap ramps for FEMA after Hurricane Katrina and the federal standard then was 1 inch per foot and after each 20ft a landing was to be made for resting whether or not electric or self propelled or someone else was pushing. That standard also went for those whom needing canes or crutches to walk also. Mind you ,now these ramps where built off a deck landing right beneath the door of either a mobile home or travel trailer,so if it was 40 inches from the ground to just below the door;you were looking at 40 ft ramp with the deck landing and the 20 ft rest landing that could be a minimum of 5ftx5FT we had to take into account the width of the chair and height of the person ;in case the rest landing had to make any turns in a different direction. Say perhaps easy access to automobile. We usually used 5/8 4x8 to run the ramp stilted with 2x4 with 15 inch gaps with 2x4 hand rails and floor guide boards.

2008-10-04 02:29:36 by I'M JT

Choose aluminum or composite foot plates.
Swing away foot rests make transfers easier and the heel loops are included.
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They are often in a wheelchair.

There are two known conditions that come to mind...

1) Dwarfism
2) Thalidomide poisoning...thalidomide was used as a chemical in the 1960's to help prevent morning sickness. As it turned out, the chemical was found to cause serious birth defects, including this and others.

2007-10-30 11:22:08 by shirleyschmitho

If so PLEASE read this.
My wife is disabled and has to use a wheelchair.
I have seen so many people assisting disabled people in wheelchairs in an unsafe manner that I offer some suggestions.
Most important: NEVER push a wheelchair forward over a bump (like a door sill). Always back a wheelchair over bumps because the big wheels go OVER bumps and the small wheels in front can catch on bumps and dump the person right out of the chair.
Always have the brakes on when the person is getting in or out of the chair or when the chair is resting on a grade.
If you choose not to use the footrests, make sure the patient has their feet raised enough to not get caught and dragged under the chair.
To me, this is just common sense, but I have seen so many people assisting the disabled in an unsafe manner and it makes me cringe when I see it.

unfortunally i am a recipent of a wheelchair i have illnesses that limit my walking due to pain and my husband pushes me in the store where ever we go, he is very careful when i get in the chair and get out and always looks around for distractions when we go down each aisle but i have seen ppl push others in wheelchairs and they are very careless even tho they are health proffesionals, i have seen ppl fall out of wheelchairs,fall on thier caretaker,. a 10 year old can probably take care of a disabled person better than most adults i see and yes its just common sense to look at the chair and check it out before letting someone who is disabled get in it

2006-09-14 00:55:13 by opjames