Geri chair

[HighlandPark414-MDS]

Need a little help here. I have a resident who is not ambulatory and totally reliant on others for positioning. She is not able to transfer self. She spends most of the day in the Geri chair. The order for Geri chair says: “Place pillow in back of resident when up in Geri chair when out of bed for positioning and comfort”. Ok, so my questions are:  Is the Geri chair considered to be restraining patient in this case? She is not able to get up anyhow… Do we have to be more specific on the order with the reason for Geri chair? Thanks a lot Lana Vinnik RN, RAC-C