How to properly apply and adjust a gait belt. We recommend the use of a gait belt with any activity in which an individual may need assistance for safety. (Walking, getting up/down from any surface, in/out of the shower) Our preference is the use of a metal buckled gait belt for ease of adjustment while it's on the individual.
1. Hold the buckle in one hand with the “teeth” facing your opposite hand.
2. Feed the loose (non-buckle) end of the gait belt up through the buckle toward the “teeth.”
3. Bring the loose end over the top of the “teeth” and feed back down through the opposite side of the buckle.
4. To tighten the belt while in place, grab the side of the belt coming up through the buckle next to the teeth pull it to the side, away from the buckle, tightening the belt.
5. Grab the end of the belt and pull the excess through the buckle.