Why Traditional Dining Chairs Fail to Meet the Needs of Seniors
The journey of aging robs many seniors of living healthy, independent lives. Struggles at the dining table take many by surprise.
“I didn’t expect mealtimes to be so difficult” is what many older adults are thinking as they receive assistance from loved ones in the home.
SIMPLY STATED…
Today’s dining chairs are outdated because they are not designed
to move.
As a result, family caregivers experience fatigue and risk of
personal injury each time they provide assistance at mealtime.
Today’s Mealtime Challenges Include:
How to assist a seated person up-to and away-from the table
How to assist a person of 300+ lbs. get seated and moved up-to
the table
How to assist a person using a rollator / wheelchair transfer
into a dining chair and then moved up-to the table
How to provide feeding assistance when different styles and
types of geri-chairs are used
How to assist a person who is not capable of understanding
verbal instructions get seated and moved up-to the table.
THEREFORE…
Dining chairs designed for seniors should include features that enable chairs to Turn…Roll…and Brake for safety.
As A Result…Such chairs will:
prevent injuries to family caregivers
eliminate the need to push, pull, shove,
and twist on dining chairs when moving a seated person up to the
table
reduce stress and anxiety for both the
seated person and the caregiver
create a more enjoyable mealtime routine
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