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If the hospital bed lowers, lower it as far down as it will go and put a mat next to it. Is he on hospice? Here hospice will provide a hospital bed.
No, not hospice, but the bed was provided by the government health insurance. The woman came today to reassess, since he was in the hospital last week, and we mentioned a better guard rail. The first time he fell, he dislodged the Foley catheter, which meant another trip to the ER.
They have different types of rails for beds. Some have a metal frame that goes under the mattress. Some use straps. You can decide where to place the rail so that the person can still have room to sit up and get out of bed. These are not full side rails, just a small rail, usually U shaped to help them get up, but they can be helpful to keep someone from rolling out of bed too. I like the type with the metal frame under the mattress.
Before my husband passed away he used one like this. We tried some others but this type worked the best for him. You need to put it close to the headboard. Not in the middle of the bed. By the headboard blocks your chest/shoulders so you cant roll out of bed. And you can grab a hold of it to assist yourself to sit on the side of the bed beside of it. In the middle blocks you so you cant sit up. I know it looks flimsy but its not. My husband was a big guy. 6'1 385.
This is almost exactly like the one we have. It looks flimsy in the picture, but is not. When you get it set up, it is very sturdy and would stop someone falling out of bed, or throwing themselves out of bed.
What worked for my uncle:
Platform bed. One side bumped to the wall. The other side: His occupational therapist made a airflow bumper pad. Made out of baseball base pads!
Because the bed was lower to the ground
A small gym pad was laid down on the floor if he manuevered over the airflow pads. Even bean bags work sometimes.
What worked for my uncle:
Platform bed. One side bumped to the wall. The other side: His occupational therapist made a airflow bumper pad. Made out of baseball base pads!
Because the bed was lower to the ground
A small gym pad was laid down on the floor if he manuevered over the airflow pads. Even bean bags work sometimes.
That sounds intended to keep someone in bed. My impression was OP's loved one is still mobile, may want to get OOB to use bathroom, etc.
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