Can't agree with your risk assessment there TJ. How are you going to stop them sliding.....a firm grip on their collar with one hand and the other hand pushing and guiding the 'chair?
IMO the risk of strangulation is minimal, whereas the risk of a forward fall, should a foot slip off a footrest or a wheel hits an obstacle is much higher and not easily stopped from behind the wheelchair.
Yeah, I'm part of a learning organisation to, it makes talking about preventable deaths so much easier.
mmmmm Life seems to be getting cheaper by the minute
Woody - thats my view and my experience. Never used a seat belt in a wheelchair, never seen an accident preventable by one. My professional judgement.
Fair enough. I've used them regularly and can say with certainty they prevented accidents. I have also seen and treated the resulting injuries when they weren't used. My professional experience.
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I don't believe this is the best system but it really annoys me with ignorant ranters saying that people make huge profits out of misery. It is simply not the case.I wanted to own and run my own nursing home which is why I worked in them to gain an insight. It soon became claer that actually it simply is not feasible to provide care of the standard I would want for under £500 a week per resdident
Maybe you just couldn't see how?
Gerry Robinson seems to think its very easy to make a 30% profit at low scale "the business model for care homes is not too challenging for any half decent businessman or woman: it is akin to that of a hotel where the number of guests remains relatively constant and occupancy is continually high. He says homes are often making a 30% profit. "
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/adult-care-blog/2009/12/gerry-robinson-bbc-programme-on-dementia-care-homes.html
And larger operators seem to make about 5% at larger scales
5% profit is a small profit. But that is about what the large operators make with their economies of scale and ruthless cost control
The only homes I have seen making large profits are the luxury ones at the top of the market - even then 30% is hard to come by