Toileting Assistance: 2ND MOST FREQUENT MOVEMENT TASK

In a report sponsored by the National Alliance for Caregiving to identify ways technology can support family members and friends who help sustain elderly, disabled, sick and recovering patients, a panel of national experts and government officials used a "task matrix" to understand the frequency of demand for assistance with movement. HELP TO/FROM THE TOILET was the SECOND MOST FREQUENT TASK, only behind "Help in/out of bed/chair." Perhaps another indication of the need to improve the bedside commode, a common toilet substitute for the mobility impaired? Catalyzing Technology to Support Family Caregiving, http://www.caregiving.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Catalyzing-Technology-to-Support-Family-Caregiving_FINAL.pdf