✔ Pros ✘ Cons – Offers all the essential functionality you need from a nursing bed.– Easy to move with four braked castors.– A low height version is available for improved access.– The bed can tilt as well as raise/lower. – The bed is only covered by a 12 month warranty for parts only.– The […]
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There are five key steps to consider when you looking to buy a hospital bed and mattress for your own home. However, before reading this guide it may be helpful to familiarise yourself with the functions and types of hospital beds available. View our: ‘Hospital Beds ‘All You Need to Know’ Guide. 1. Buying yourself […]
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Adjustable mobility beds are beds with electric adjustments that support and comfort elderly and disabled persons. They give the user better quality sleep, allow them to sit up when not sleeping, and also ease the process of getting in and out of bed. What is an adjustable mobility bed and how does it work Adjustable […]
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Patient lifting hoists for the home are designed for transferring high dependency persons who have very limited mobility around the home, for example from a bed to a chair or the bath. The dependency of a patient is categorised into two classifications: Two patient dependency classifications Active A patient that is is classified as active […]
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For an elderly person with limited mobility, alongside their bed, they usually spend the majority of their time in a chair. Today’s market is filled with cheap, inadequate, ugly rise and recline chairs that may suffice as occasional chairs, but are hardly a fitting solution for someone who spends most of their time sitting down. […]
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What is a pressure relief mattress Pressure relief mattresses are designed to relieve pressure from your skin to prevent bed sores from developing. Bed sores (pressure sores) result from long periods of being in the same position. For a person with limited mobility, a significant amount of time is spent is spent in bed, meaning […]
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This guide will help you make an informed decision when choosing a wheelchair, either for yourself or for somebody in your care. The first thing to ascertain, is the mobile capacity of the wheelchair user. Will they be able to get in and out of the wheelchair unassisted? Are they able to use a self-propelled […]
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When the time comes to get a hospital bed at home for yourself or a loved one, you will likely feel a little daunted. Fear not, this guide will give you a really good understanding of all the possible ways of getting a hospital bed and what you need to do get one. There are […]
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Bath lifts are designed to help you get in and out of the bathtub. They are in the form of a chair that you can sit on at the edge of the bath which then lowers you into the water and enables you to wash. When you have finished bathing, they can then be raised […]
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A rise and recline chair is a mobility chair that rises up and tilts to help it users to stand up from a seated position. They are also known as riser recliner chairs, chairs for the elderly, riser chairs and electric mobility chairs. What is a rise and recline chair and how does it work […]
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