Prone Standers

Good info on the prone standers. These devices look strange until you understand why they are used.

was there any sort of activity/stimulation offered for people in these? or, if one of these is required, is that not necessary?

Most of the prone standers are designed so that you can add a tray on so the person has something to do while they are in the stander.

http://www.southwestme...iatrics/SAM4617A.jpg
http://gtresearchnews....edu/images/stand.jpg

[Note: Updated 2/24/08]:Sorry - the Rifton link was outdated so I had to change it. Here is the current Rifton prone stander with an attached tray:

http://www.rifton.com/products/standing/pronestanders/index.html

Here are some more fantastic pieces of equipment - dynamic standers:

http://www.rifton.com/products/mobility/index.html

And finally, this is a fabulous videotape of people actually using a lift:

http://www.rifton.com/products/transfer/soloLift/Video.html

Aww Lynnie it's no wonder we loves ya so much! Thank you for the links, it makes it so much easier to understand the equipment.

thanks lynne - i've been browsing the comments over the last few days and was sure you'd know the answer!

I used to help clients in and out of standers...i always thought they looked like torture devices myself, but the clients seemed to enjoy the break from being in their wheelchairs. Never was sure if they actually understoof why they were in the standers though.

it's definately enlightening to learn what it is you're looking at... thanks for the information.

OHH i get there purpose but they still seem like scary holding units to me....

If the patients were that bad they needed all this help and care then WHERE DID THEY GO when htis place closed down?

Only the shadow knows bawaaaaaaaa111

they look like torture devices... 'till you read about them.

is there something new out there to help the disabled or are there childern going without?

csa, no child should be going without. hopefully their needs are being served right in their own school districts. "standers" are beneficial for prevening pressure sores caused by sitting or being confined to bed for extended periods of time.

" only the shadow knows " comment is a scream.

thanks for the link

Really appreciate all the information about things I've never seen or heard of until now. This site not only visually documents this history, but educates at the same time. That's a winning combination.

Apparently, the link isn't valid anymore..

In my state, and I would think in most other states too, the law mandating the closure of the institution contained specific procedures for the community placement of the residents. We were required to ensure that the community placements included all services at least equal to the services the people were getting in the institution. There was a court monitor and very close follow-up after each person's discharge until all services had been in place for 18 consecutive months after discharge from the institution. The state provided start-up money to the community agencies. In some cases people were moved to vacancies in existing homes, but in most cases we set up new 3-person homes for them. I think when institutions for psychiatric patients were closed or downsized, there was a lot less planning and follow-up, and people may have been just "pushed out." There was so much planning and oversight for the resident of institutions for the developmentally delayed because most of them had very intense medical and behavioral needs and very involved families (the people who were "easy" to place in the community were discharged in most cases between 1975 and 1988).

man ive learned more on this website than all my last 3 years of school combined.