One solution considered to prevent accidental falls or to deter wandering is for the person to sleep on a mattress on the floor.

Some discs are made of two flexible fabric discs with a slip-resistant outer surface for standing on, and a slippery inner surface. This wool fleece on its own leather backing is the most comfortable and reduces shear forces most efficiently.Curved transfer boards are useful when transferring onto chairs with fixed armrests, as they make it possible to transfer around them. mattress elevators usually have a hinged frame which is placed between, and strapped to, the bed base and the mattress.

We have footstools to cover a wide range of personal tastes and decorative schemes in colours and styles to fit into all care environments. Most people are not strong enough to lift someone (including many children) from the bed onto a chair/wheelchair/commode. Suited to both home or professional use, all our footstools are easy to clean and keep hygienic aiding your infection control processes.

Raising one end of a domestic bed or not raising all its legs puts strain on the bed and it can collapse.