Tips on How to Lift an Elderly Person From a Chair

"How can I lift my elderly (loved one) out of a chair?  They are so heavy!"

This is a question that many caregivers have. Its a common thing to hear caregivers ask regarding the "hands on" part of the job. Some rightly have the idea that they think their care recipient is too heavy to "lift" and that they are afraid of "dropping them" or injuring themselves when doing the day to day stuff. This is especially true when the caregiver is female and the care recipient is male. And it's true that in many (most?) cases the care recipient does tend to outweigh the one providing the bulk of the hands on care and duties.

I wrote a blog post providing tips to understand where to start.

 https://caregiverguides.net/dont-lift-assist-encouragement-for-caregivers/