Hospital beds are used in homes, hospitals and care homes to look after individuals who are elderly or ill and need help in bed. Features of these beds make them extremely user-friendly especially for the caregiver, and at the same time, put minimum pressure on the user. Hospital beds for home come with specialized features that help nurses, and care givers to carry out routine treatment procedures without straining much.
Useful adjustable hospital beds come with features like high-low adjustments, head and foot positioning etc. are possible just with the push of a button. At HPFY you will find homecare and hospital beds and other bed accessories at best prices. We offer a wide collection of hospital beds for sale to choose from. Our range include homecare beds by top manufacturers like Invacare Corporation, Medline Industries, and Drive Medical. Browse our collection today!
Hospital Beds
Bed-bound patients and individuals with limited mobility find normal beds uncomfortable, for them different types of hospital beds are manufactured.
Selecting the right hospital bed for home can be enervating. With so many choices available in the market the selection can become even more difficult. At Health Products for you we put continuous efforts to help you choose the best hospital beds for sale for your loved one. Here are some questions we would like you to answer before we look into the Pro’s and Con’s of each kind of medical beds.
Answer these questions for yourself and check again when you are close to selecting a hospital bed for home care.
Selecting the right bed frame is crucial as it determines the support and stability of the bed. There are 3 types of adjustable hospital bed frames with regard to automation that are manual, semi electric and full electric hospital beds. Manual Hospital Beds and semi-elecric hospital beds varieties are cheaper than the fully electric ones and are suitable for patients who use the bed for a short span of time.
Hospital beds for home come with varying bed decks to provide support such as grid, slat, spring and full decks. Other useful functions in hospital beds for home include head/knee functions, Hi-Low functions for ease of access, head/knee functions, and trendelenburg functions for those who need to maintain special clinical positions.
Selecting a suitable mattress is as important as selecting the right bed frame as it plays a crucial part in keeping the patient comfortable and protected from pressure injuries. Patients who spend more time in the bed and cannot get out of the bed on their own require a hospital bed mattress with a higher degree of pressure redistribution that others who can get out of the bed regularly. Homecare bed mattresses like low air loss mattresses and lateral rotation mattresses are best suited for bed restricted patients. Check out our wide selection of hospital bed mattresses for different varieties of medical mattresses.
At HPFY, we have a variety of hospital beds for home for people of all ages with medical conditions. You can check out our selection of top hospital bed for sale from brands like IVC, Lumex, Probasics, Medline hospital beds etc. and pick the one that best suits your needs.
The head and foot raises and lowers electrically with a controller in both fully electric and semi-electric bed models however the bed itself only raises and lowers electrically in a full electric hospital bed and needs to be adjusted manually with a crank in a semi electric hospital bed.
Luxury beds are distinguished from standard hospital beds by the base unit. Standard hospital bed frames are metallic and have to be assembled in two pieces. Luxury bed base units are one piece and padded. Luxury Beds offer multiple positions for more comfort.
A standard size hospital bed is 36 inch wide 80 inch - 82 inch in length. There will normally be a few inches off the side to account for the rails and a few inches along the head and foot board so total size is normally about 39 to 40 inches wide and 90 inches long.
While choosing a hospital bed you should consider the type of adjustability desired. Full-electric hospital beds can be easier on patients and caretakers, because they require less physical work than a semi-electric.
The next point to be considered should be the length of the rails needed. Choose full-length rails when the user of the bed tends toss and turn and fall out of the hospital bed.
Finally, You must consider the warranty on the bed. If the user of the bed tends to wear out beds quickly, select a bed with a longer warranty.
A “med-surg” hospital bed is another name for a fully electric medical bed used in hospitals that takes care of the general needs of most patients.