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I was told that when a patient uses the arms of a chair to push up the chair is considered an assistive device. Is that correct?

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  • njencks@signaturehomenow.comnjencks@signaturehomenow.com
    I had been told a very long time ago, that requiring the use of the arms of the chair to rise from a seated position constituted the need for assistive device. I guess the question is, does the patient use it because they are there and it's convenient or does the patient truly need the arms of the chair to get up? If they truly need it, it would be, in my mind, the same as needing to pull on a walker to stand.

    Nora L. Jencks, RN
    Coder-Signature Home Now
    Mobile 401-487-6826

    njencks@signaturehomenow.com

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  • ahcoder911@hotmail.comahcoder911@hotmail.com
    edited April 2017
    The use of chair arms does not equate to an assistive device.

    Arlynn Hansell, PT, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-O, COS-C
    Owner, Therapy and More, LLC
    VP, Home Health Section, APTA
    513-432-2111
  • njencks@signaturehomenow.comnjencks@signaturehomenow.com
    please do. Thanks for the correction.

    Nora L. Jencks, RN
    Coder-Signature Home Now
    Mobile 401-487-6826

    njencks@signaturehomenow.com

    www.signaturehomenow.com
  • aidatacan2002@yahoo.comaidatacan2002@yahoo.com
    edited April 2017
    How about those chairs that lifts the patient out from a sitting position to a standing position
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