{"id":10967,"date":"2026-11-05T04:17:54","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T04:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aplaceathome.com\/little-rock-ar\/?p=10967"},"modified":"2026-11-05T17:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:24:25","slug":"elderly-parent-cant-get-up-from-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aplaceathome.com\/little-rock-ar\/blog\/elderly-parent-cant-get-up-from-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Can\u2019t My Elderly Parent Get Up from a Chair Anymore?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10967\" class=\"elementor elementor-10967 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ea94b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38ea94b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d43cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14d43cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/aplaceathome.com\/little-rock-ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/11\/older-woman-pushing-on-the-armrests-to-stand-up-from-her-chair-at-home-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10957\" alt=\"Older woman pushing on the armrests to stand up from her chair at home\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aplaceathome.com\/little-rock-ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/11\/older-woman-pushing-on-the-armrests-to-stand-up-from-her-chair-at-home-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aplaceathome.com\/little-rock-ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/11\/older-woman-pushing-on-the-armrests-to-stand-up-from-her-chair-at-home-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aplaceathome.com\/little-rock-ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/11\/older-woman-pushing-on-the-armrests-to-stand-up-from-her-chair-at-home-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aplaceathome.com\/little-rock-ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/11\/older-woman-pushing-on-the-armrests-to-stand-up-from-her-chair-at-home-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aplaceathome.com\/little-rock-ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/11\/older-woman-pushing-on-the-armrests-to-stand-up-from-her-chair-at-home.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-979fcba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"979fcba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.apah-post { --apah-teal: #03AA8F; --apah-light: #F8F4F7; }\n\n.apah-post h2 {\n  margin: 40px 0 16px;\n}\n\n.apah-post h3 {\n  margin: 30px 0 12px;\n  padding-left: 14px;\n  border-left: 4px solid var(--apah-teal);\n}\n\n.apah-post a { color: var(--apah-teal); }\n\n.apah-post img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }\n\n.apah-post ul {\n  margin: 0 0 18px;\n  padding-left: 8px;\n  list-style: none;\n}\n\n.apah-post ul li {\n  position: relative;\n  padding-left: 26px;\n  margin-bottom: 10px;\n}\n\n.apah-post ul li::before {\n  content: \"\";\n  position: absolute;\n  left: 0;\n  top: 0.55em;\n  width: 10px;\n  height: 10px;\n  border-radius: 50%;\n  background: var(--apah-teal);\n}\n\n.apah-post .apah-cta {\n  background: var(--apah-light);\n  border: 1px solid #e5dce4;\n  border-left: 5px solid var(--apah-teal);\n  border-radius: 10px;\n  padding: 24px 26px;\n  margin: 32px 0 24px;\n}\n\n.apah-post .apah-cta p { margin: 0 0 14px; }\n.apah-post .apah-cta p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }\n\n.apah-post ol {\n  margin: 0 0 18px;\n  padding-left: 24px;\n}\n\n.apah-post ol li {\n  margin-bottom: 10px;\n  padding-left: 6px;\n}\n\n.apah-post ol li::marker {\n  color: var(--apah-teal);\n  font-weight: 700;\n}\n\n.apah-post .apah-table {\n  overflow-x: auto;\n  margin: 0 0 24px;\n}\n\n.apah-post .apah-table table {\n  width: 100%;\n  min-width: 560px;\n  border-collapse: collapse;\n  border: 1px solid #e5dce4;\n}\n\n.apah-post .apah-table th,\n.apah-post .apah-table td {\n  padding: 12px 14px;\n  text-align: left;\n  vertical-align: top;\n  border: 1px solid #e5dce4;\n}\n\n.apah-post .apah-table thead th {\n  background: var(--apah-teal);\n  color: #fff;\n}\n\n.apah-post .apah-table tbody td:first-child {\n  font-weight: 600;\n  background: var(--apah-light);\n}\n\n.apah-post .apah-figure {\n  margin: 0 0 24px !important;\n}\n\n.apah-post .apah-figure img {\n  display: block;\n  width: 100%;\n  height: auto;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"apah-post\">\n\n<p>Getting out of a chair takes more than most of us realize. You need strong thigh and hip muscles, knees and hips that bend without pain, decent balance, and blood pressure that keeps up when you change position. When any one of those slips, standing up is usually the first everyday task to show it.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Why getting up gets harder with age: Common reasons<\/h2>\n\n<h3>Weaker leg muscles<\/h3>\n\n<p>As we grow older, our bodies lose muscle mass, and the major muscles involved with standing up are those in the thighs and hips. This happens faster in someone who spends a lot of time sitting and walking around less. Hospitalization or getting the flu can be even more damaging than you might expect. Just one or two weeks of being confined to bed could have quite an impact on the strength of your parent.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Arthritis in the knees or hips<\/h3>\n\n<p>Anytime there is pain with flexing a knee, your parent will avoid doing it. This means your parent will sit on the edge of a chair, swing his or her legs in weird ways, and will generally avoid sitting in any kind of chair that requires bending the knees.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Medications<\/h3>\n\n<p>Certain drugs that are used to treat hypertension, insomnia, depression, and pain have been known to result in dizziness, drowsiness or weakness of muscles. You should inform your health care professional about such side effects especially if they appeared shortly after taking the new prescription medication.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Fear of falling<\/h3>\n\n<p>Once you experience a fall or even just the scare from nearly falling, you might simply stop being active. You may sit more often and wait for help. This will only make your legs weaker, and the more it happens, the greater your fears become.<\/p>\n\n<h3>The chair itself<\/h3>\n\n<p>Sometimes the problem is the furniture. Deep sofas, soft cushions, low seats and chairs without arms are hard for anyone with weak legs. A firmer, higher chair can make a real difference overnight.<\/p>\n\n<h2>When your parent needs someone there<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"apah-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aplaceathome.com\/little-rock-ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/11\/in-home-caregiver-companion-for-elderly-parent-little-rock-ar-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"In-home caregiver keeping an elderly parent company at home in Little Rock, AR\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>That&#8217;s where an in-home caregiver or companion from A Place at Home can help. A caregiver can:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Be there when your parent gets up in the morning and during the day, standing close to steady them<\/li>\n<li>Help with bathroom trips and showers, where a lot of falls happen<\/li>\n<li>Encourage the exercises the physical therapist gave, and go on short walks together<\/li>\n<li>Make sure meals happen and water stays within reach<\/li>\n<li>Keep floors clear of clutter and cords<\/li>\n<li>Notice changes, like a new wobble or more faintness, and let you know early<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Companionship matters here more than people expect. A parent who has company is more likely to get up and move around. One who sits alone all day usually doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n<p>Caregivers work together with your parent&#8217;s doctor and therapist, not in place of them. 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