Re:The Death of a Technical Skill (Adobe Flash, 2020) [pdf]
by malauxyeux on Monday March 27, 2023 @08:08AM
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I get what you're saying.
But robots that could give residents safe mobility with less carer intervention would be a big benefit. Transfers – like getting a resident from bed to the toilet – are risky to the resident and the worker; lots of workers get injured trying to stop residents from falling.
Here in France anyway, they're instructed not to try to stop a fall (only to take preventative measures before a transfer), but in reality, almost no one can watch an elderly person in their care fall without intervening.
But robots that could give residents safe mobility with less carer intervention would be a big benefit. Transfers – like getting a resident from bed to the toilet – are risky to the resident and the worker; lots of workers get injured trying to stop residents from falling.
Here in France anyway, they're instructed not to try to stop a fall (only to take preventative measures before a transfer), but in reality, almost no one can watch an elderly person in their care fall without intervening.