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Post by dodgesmammaw on Sept 17, 2017 3:45:40 GMT
I would like to sew some lap throws to gift nursing home patients. Does anyone know what size they should be? Info I have found on Internet says 36x 44. Does this sound right?
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Post by themotherhen on Sept 17, 2017 20:24:18 GMT
That sounds like a good size for the average "lap". Is the primary purpose to just have a covering? Or, is the purpose to provide warmth? Being that we live in COLD Wisconsin ....... I would probably be a little bit more generous if warmth was the goal. Nursing home residents seem to be sensitive to every little draft .... leaving their feet on the chilly side. I think they may need some extra fabric to tuck in around their feet and legs. Agreed about older people getting chilly, but would the extra fabric be a fall risk? We were advised not to allow my Grandma to have a blanket around her legs and feet by the home health nurse unless someone was by her side at all times. There are too many in a nursing home to allow them to all have someone sit by them all day. Maybe stop by the nursing home and ask to speak to the director of nurses, she would know the guidelines for that facility. |
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Post by dodgesmammaw on Sept 18, 2017 0:57:44 GMT
Thank you for your advice. Think I will go by home and talk to them. These are basically for wheelchair patients to cover lap. I know they don't want them too large to avoid wheels.
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Post by dustawaits on Sept 18, 2017 12:49:45 GMT
Where my sister is , they keep the home so warm the residents do not know
winter from summer. Some people chill regardless and it is often the shoulders
that are cold. I have wondered about cozy shrugs.
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Post by farmchix on Sept 18, 2017 19:59:31 GMT
I've always done 50" square. Not all older people can get the coverage they need with a 36".
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Post by themotherhen on Sept 20, 2017 0:18:56 GMT
Also, keep in mind that dementia patients sometimes forget that they can't walk anymore, especially after strokes. Some pretty bad injuries can occur that way. And since dementia patients "have the right to fall" it is pretty common.
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Post by motdaugrnds on Oct 26, 2017 1:16:28 GMT
I can tell you what I have done: (Using knitting "looms" since l ast year and just now started crocheting.)
I created "lap blankets" in two sizes (24 x 36 and 36 x 48) for the 3 local nursing homes. I created them out of various types of yarn with some being heavier than others. I also made "shawls" (mostly 30 x 50) because the back of an older person can get cold sitting. These were made out of both light-weight yarn as well as heavier yarn.
The personel at these homes have let me know the thermostate is kept pretty warm; thus, the lighter weighted ones will be most wanted.
At this time I'm still making them and will be gift-wrapping them for Christmas surprises in such a way that will let a bit of each show thru the wrappings. (A sneaky way to let each one know what they will be "choosing" before they actually unwrap the gift.)
I've also created a "shrug" too thinking it might be beneficial to the handicap; however, the pattern I used (for a loom) didn't turn out so well and I had to undo it and redo it being a bit more creative than the pattern called for. Not sure what I'll do with this shrug. May keep it for my own back while sitting at this computer. ROFL
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