Transporting adults with disabilities between wheelchair / stretcher and therapy beds in low-resource, inpatient settings

Abstract

Patients at the Poovanthi Institute of Rehabilitation and Elder Care need to be moved safely between wheelchairs/stretchers and beds. Patients lack mobility and trunk control limiting the healthcare providers and other caregivers’ ability to move patients easily when unassisted, putting them at risk for injury. Our task is to develop a device to assist caregivers in the transfer process.