These can be used, with or without a pressure relief mattress, to reposition the user so that he/she may not have to be turned. mattress inclinators and pillow lifters usually lift the person forwards and away from the bedside cabinet. An air filled platform first moves through 90° to bring the platform to the horizontal, lifting his/her legs. The domestic ones tend to be smaller with a wooden or padded headboard and generally look more homely. The depth as standard is 600mm but on request we can manufacture 650 – 900 mm or other bespoke sizes.

If the bed rail is too low (because of the extra height of the overlay) the occupant can fall over the top; softer surfaces can increase the risk of entrapment between mattress edge and rail; some mattresses are too light to hold the bed rail in place and there is the risk that the rail, mattress and occupant might fall. Lifting poles (or pull handles) are designed to make moving around, moving into semi-lying positions or getting in and out of bed easier. Most consist of a sheet or pad with a stitched-in sensitive electrode, which is placed underneath a draw sheet. For further details on variable posture beds, grab rails and lifting poles, see section ‘For people who need help to sit up or lie down in bed’. g. bed raisers, adjustable height beds, enable a carer to assist a person at a height which reduces the risk of back injury from bending over.Some have the option of a tilting top for supporting a book, newspaper, or writing paper at an angle.

Curved transfer boards are useful when transferring onto chairs with fixed armrests, as they make it possible to transfer around them.Can be set up and put away quickly and simply meaning the space can be utilised for other activities until a few minutes before meal times and available again just as quickly afterwards. Ensure that there is no risk of entrapment within the rail, at either end of the rail or between the rail and the mattress.