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A woman in a red dress sits in a wheelchair beside a bed, smiling at the camera while stretching her arms toward her black boots. A small dog peeks out from between pillows on the bed, illustrating a High Bed Transfer setting.

High Bed Transfer

When I travel, hotel beds are all different heights, and I needed to teach myself a way to get on to higher beds, so I developed a roll-on technique.

  1. Make sure the sheets and blankets are securely tucked in on the opposite side of the bed before you get ready to transfer.
  2. Scoot as far as you can to the front of the wheelchair cushion. Put your feet and legs up on the bed first. Make sure your legs are securely up on the bed.
  3. Grab either the blanket or a sheet the is securely attached to the opposite side of the bed. Test it a bit before you pull with your full weight. Next, grab the covers or the top edge of the mattress and pull yourself on and roll onto the bed.

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