Many elderly people spend a lot of time sat in their chairs so it is vital that they are sat comfortably and with proper support.
When it comes to chairs for elderly people there are many available on the market, each with different features so it can be difficult to make the right choice, especially when you compare electric riser recliners with things as broad as recliner garden chairs.
However, choosing the correct chair can have huge health benefits for an elderly person. In this article we set out the best specialist chairs for the elderly on the market today.
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A good chair can is important when looking for comfortable armchairs for the elderly
This may seem like a really obvious thing to say but if your chair for old age isn’t comfortable then everything else doesn’t really matter. You have to make sure that you are able to sit in the chair comfortably and perhaps for long periods of time.
Read reviews of how others that have bought your chair have found its comfort levels.
As your care needs change it could also be useful to have a chair that can change with you. This reduces the expense of having to buy a new chair every time there is a change in a person’s health needs.
Examples of things that you might look for when buying a chair include getting one with an adjustable seat width. This is useful if the elderly person using the chair experiences weight loss or gain.
This might not be an obvious thing to think about, but it would be useful to have a riser recliner chair with wheels. This is that family members or carers can easily move the elderly person around the house. This is particularly useful if the person who the chair is for has mobility issues.
Pressure management is designed to help those that are likely to sit in a chair for a long period of time. Having a system like this will reduce the possibility fo somebody developing bed sores. Not managing pressure properly can lead to serious health consequences for the person using the chair. This is important if you have been in hospital and are looking for a hospital chair that gives you that comfort.
Where an elderly person has poor head stability and control then providing additional support is vital. This can often be provided one of two ways. Firstly through a head pillow or secondly, it can be built in to the chair.
This helps provide comfort to the head as well as supporting the neck and spine. By not having good head control the person using the chair could find that they have trouble breathing.
This type of support helps the person maintain a mid-line posture. In particular this will help elderly people who have weakening muscles and who may find it difficult to help push their bodies forward. In addition, it can also help with breathing and swallowing.
Did you know that almost 20% of our body weight goes through our foot. Therefore, if the person using the chair has some mobility issues then a foot rest may be useful to have on the chair. This is because it will help them maintain stability and manage pressure throughout their body.
This may seem a really obvious thing to say, but the chair should be easy to clean. Apart from just making the chair more comfortable it will help with ensuring you are able to guard against infections.
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