ALS Transfer Video Series
In collaboration with Your ALS Guide, an educational website that includes more information about transfer devices in its ALS Equipment Guide, the ALS Network presents the “ALS Transfer Video Series,” a practical, instructional resource designed to help people living with ALS and their caregivers safely navigate everyday movements and transitions.
This new video series addresses one of the most critical and often challenging aspects of ALS care: transferring safely between positions and environments. From getting in and out of bed to navigating bathrooms and vehicles, these moments can significantly impact independence, safety, and quality of life.
Behind the Scenes
When our care services team identified the need to educate families about safe transfers, we reached out to our friends at Your ALS Guide about partnering to create instructional videos on the topic.
After hours of discussion and planning, we all spent a memorable weekend filming at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Los Angeles.
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Jason Ramirez and his caregiver Maureen Castorena, and Robert Hook and his caregiver Norma Hook for helping us demonstrate these transfers on camera.
We could not have created these videos without the invaluable input and feedback from occupational therapist Brenda Covarrubias, physical therapist Song Vo from Cedars-Sinai, and occupational therapist Jessica Mok from UCSF.
We would also like to thank Persuasion Pictures for filming in L.A. and La Storia Productions for their post-production work.
We hope these videos will become a helpful resource for the entire ALS community.
