Sarah was periodically assessed over 2 months in her care home. She was a 62 year old resident with early Alzheimer’s and limited mobility. She sat in a standard wooden frame chair used in many nursing homes which was much too wide for her size.
Caregivers noted that Sarah was unable to do simple tasks such as eating, drinking or using a tissue unaided. She tended to lean to the right hand side of her chair.
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As the chair was too wide for her, she leaned to the right side of the chair with her arms and legs crossed to maintain stability, thus limiting her ability to use her arms for small tasks.
After assessing Sarah’s needs, she began using a Seating Matters Monaco™ chair with lateral supports, which was made to suit her required seat width. Immediately, caregivers noted an improvement in Sarah’s postural alignment.
Her head was brought to a midline position over her spine creating an even weight distribution through her pelvis. Within a period of hours, Sarah began to relax her arms and legs, and uncross them as she felt stable, secure and supported in the chair.
We then tested her activity related function by placing a glass of water on the side table and asking her to reach for it.
With the support from the chair giving her pelvic stability, she felt safe and confident to reach out and take the glass, and drink independently for the first time in months.
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