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BROCKTON AREA MULTI-SERVICES, INC.
MEDICAL PROCEDURE GUIDE
Subject: Transfer, Independent with Standby Assist
Date Developed: 4/2010
Date(s) Reviewed/Revised:
PROCEDURE FOR: All staff
PURPOSE: To facilitate safe transfer of the individual who needs minimal assistance.
EQUIPMENT: Gait or transfer belt
PROCEDURE:
This method is appropriate for the individual who has good balance and strength and can
understand instructions. Put a gait or transfer belt on the individual.
1.
Follow the instructions for getting the individual to a sitting position on the side of the bed.
For an independent transfer, the individual should be able to do this without help.
2.
Have the individual place the strongest foot slightly in back of the other foot. The
individual’s knees should be spread slightly apart.
3.
Instruct the individual to place the palms of the hands at the edge of the bed and to lean
slightly forward.
4.
Tell the individual to press the hands into the bed to push off, at the same time the legs
straighten, to assume a standing position.
5.
Once standing, have the individual reach for the far arm of the chair and then step or pivot
to stand in front of the chair. Instruct the individual to sit when the edge of the seat is felt
against the back of the legs.
Reverse these directions when transferring from chair to bed.