Lap buddies, do most LTC facilities still allow them?

[Kay28]

I work in a pretty well respected LTC facility which shys away from anything that might be considered a restraint. I have one resident who used to have a lap buddy, to remind her not to fall out of her chair (she could move it herself and usually used it as a pillow). I can understand not using posey or wrist restraint at all, but whats so wrong with a lap buddie????? Thank you!

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

We use nothing. We often have LOLs - and the occasional LOM - falling asleep in the chair and landing ass over teakettle on the floor then to the ED.

They have the RIGHT to fall.

Even those Posey belts that they can open themselves require an order, seven care plan meetings, documentation q shift, and watching them open them.

[nightmare, RN]

Bean chairs are quite good for the Houdinis! CC don't like them but if it saves a fractured NOF then as long as they aren't used all day they are worth it.

[BoopetteRN]

For our residents who turn off the alarm, we use a small black metal box that is pad locked, the key is available to the CNAs, our maintainance department made the boxes and they work well. We do have one resident how has a lap buddy which he can remove himself, but we follow all the restraint paperwork and have persmission from his POA. 1 resident out of 248 is not bad

[BoopetteRN]

A lap buddy is a foam pad that is placed in the front of a resident in a wheelchair that is attached through the armrests.