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Beds and Bed Accessories

Beds

Specialised Safety Bed - Manual or electric adjustable or non-adjustable bed with safety features to protect the occupant during use and to prevent the occupant from exiting the bed. May include extra high sides, padded surround and low stimulation features.

Electric adjustable bed - A bed with electric adjustable features including some or all of the following features: high-low, head raise, knee bend and/or leg raise, and Trendelenburg.

Electric adjustable bed – King Single - A  bed that is wider and potentially longer than a single, with electric adjustable features including some or all of the following features: high-low, head raise, knee bend and/or leg raise, and Trendelenburg.

Bed Accessories

Bed Stick - A metal tube, part of which usually extends under the mattress, or clamps to the bed frame, and part of the tubing extends vertically up the side of the mattress.  Used to assist with rolling over in bed, sitting up from a lying position, getting in and out of bed and providing support when standing.

Bed Rail - A bed accessory that can be attached along the side of a bed. Used to help prevent a person falling/ rolling out of bed. Bed rails are available in a variety of sizes, shapes and lengths. There are bed rails for adjustable and non-adjustable beds.

Bedrail Covers - Bed rail covers can be used to eliminate gaps between the rails of a bed rail and / or to reduce risk of injury from bumping against the rail. Bed rail covers can be fabricated from a variety of materials.

Foam Surround for mattress - A custom made piece of foam, made to surround a mattress (usually an alternating air mattress). May be used to increase the overall size of the mattress to create a tight fit of the mattress to the bed system.

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