The Transfer Walking Belt
Model #2000
The Sunnyfield Transfer Walking Belt is valuable for day-to-day transfers of clients who can bear weight and is also very helpful for evacuation. The Transfer Walking Belt literally takes 2 seconds to put on the client. It has the choice of 6 handles for the caregiver to hold on to, while steadying the client.
Comes in Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large
Keep your residents ambulatory!
The Transfer Walking Belt is for residents that can bear weight when transferring or are unsteady when walking
The Transfer Walking Belt has 3 sets of handles, padded lining, and quick attach and release buckle
There are many great instructional videos online. We encourage you to do some homework on the subject of transfers and Transfer Belts. First, assess your own fitness and ability to do the transfer. It is also important to do a physical assessment of your client every time they need to be moved. There are many great videos online on this subject. Your client may not be strong enough to bear weight consistently, and if you are not aware of this, you may incur an unnecessary injury. Once the physical assessment is done, the caregiver should then make a decision whether or not to transfer in this manner, possibly using a mechanical lift, because the client’s ability to help in the transfer is compromised in some way. If the decision is made to transfer with a transfer belt, it is very important to approach the transferring as a team effort, with each caregiver and client in unison putting effort into every transfer. Always remember to use proper lifting posture, knees bent, back straight and get as close as possible to your client during the transfer. WorkSafe has excellent resource materials on proper body mechanics and the transferring procedure. Most, if not all, institutions have their own transferring protocol; it is always best to learn and follow it.
The following are very basic instructions and are not meant to be all-encompassing or to replace your institution’s transferring protocols. These instructions are to give you tips on how the Sunnyfield Supplies Transfer Walking Belt is placed on a client, a few tips on basic transferring and a guide on the Transfer Belts’ use. We want to encourage you, the caregiver, to educate yourself on how to transfer safely by researching WorkSafe resources and your own institution's policies regarding wellness and safety.
Transfer Walking Belt Instructions:
1. Sitting to Standing
Place transfer belt around the client’s upper waist with the looped handles facing up at the back and the buckle centered above the naval and cinch snug, then position yourself directly in front of the client and get them to place their feet under their knees (IMPORTANT), this will enable the client to get up far easier than if the feet are too far forward or off to the side. Now ask for the client’s help and instruct them to assist the transfer by placing their hands on the arms of the chair or on the seat beside them and pushing off on the count of three. Simultaneously, you pull on the handles of the transfer belt and bring them to a standing position. This method of assistance from your client also prevents them from pulling on you, the caregiver and hindering the transfer and putting you off balance.
2. Assisting in walking
After you bring your client to the standing position, do not let go of the client. The caregiver must then move to the back and side of the client while continuing to help support them, grasping one of the rear handles and one of the side handles. Begin walking together.
3. Standing to sitting (reverse of “1. Sitting to Standing” of these instructions).
Position the client or loved one with their back to a chair, and then in unison, the caregiver grasps the horizontal handles under the client’s arms, and the client puts their hands on the sides of the chair, and both bend their knees lower to a sitting position.