a more comfortable and stable position can be achieved in a bed with four sections, as the user’s bottom remains horizontal while the knees are raised to form a break;

Bed leg raisers are placed under the legs to raise the height of the bed. This can make standing easier. However, once raised, the height of the bed is set and the problems mentioned before may sometimes still be encountered. For example, although the raised height helps a person to stand it is too high for them to sit safely on the edge of the bed and/or to lift their legs into bed. A handling belt worn by the person can make it easier for a carer to help guide him/her around in a semi-standing position or across the board.

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Many of the beds with special features are available as a double bed where one side of the bed remains as a standard bed. Then insert the duvet into the cover, pushing the duvet corners you were holding to the bottom of the cover. 'The momentum and gravity will guide the duvet inside'.

As most people spend between a third and a half of their lives in bed, it is important to ensure that the time spent there is as comfortable as possible, and that it is easy to move around or get in or out of the bed.

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However, other items are regarded as daily living equipment, i.e. that which enables a person to get on with daily living, and may make them more independent. body positioning devices (these help to position a person with specific clinical needs, e.g. someone who has contractures). Standard rails have safety catches on the outside. These can prevent an otherwise independent person from getting out of bed and going to the toilet.

those with a powered mechanism are usually controlled with a handset. Although powered by a motor, most are quiet or almost silent; ensure that there is enough room for the base to slide under a divan bed and, where possible, fasten it to the bed headboard for greater stability; Care should be taken that there is no wall- mounted obstruction to prevent the bed from moving vertically or that nothing can get trapped underneath the bed when it is lowered. manually operated beds are controlled by a foot-operated gas-assisted mechanism, a lever or winding mechanism or a ratchet system. The carer can find all of these quite hard work and the user cannot control the adjustment. The aim of this factsheet is to provide information about accessories for standard beds and beds with special features that are available to help people with specific difficulties or their carers. These difficulties may include getting in and out of bed, turning over, sitting up and generally getting comfortable in bed. Comfort and sleeping well are essential not only for the well-being of a person, but also because, for some people, they may mean the difference between being able or unable to carry out activities independently. If you are experiencing difficulty with any of the activities mentioned above, you may benefit from an assessment by a physiotherapist or occupational therapist. Sometimes a change in the way you carry out an activity or a different technique may help you to manage independently instead of using equipment.mattress elevators usually have a hinged frame which is placed between, and strapped to, the bed base and the mattress. Depending on the model chosen, the mattress is raised by air from a powered compressor inflating an air bag enclosed in the frame, or by a hydraulic piston attached to the frame; In the past this was often seen by the different authorities as a grey area of provision. Even today, the organisation that provides this type of equipment may vary from one area of the country to another. The inside-out method was also voted the favourite way of putting on a duvet cover by most of our testers after they'd tried all the different options.